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Master Thief Gerald Blanchard's Life of Crime Explored in New Documentary

  • Gerald Blanchard grew up engaging in petty crimes before progressing to elaborate heists and fraud targeting banks and valuables.
  • Blanchard allegedly stole the Star of Empress Sisi from a Viennese palace in a daring robbery.
  • The documentary explores Blanchard's desire for notoriety and his claim that a movie was being made about his life.
  • While some admire his ingenuity, others question his motives and whether he has reformed.
  • The film provides an inside look at Blanchard through interviews and his own unreliable narration.
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