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'{{wiktionary|Heist|heist}} A '''heist''' is a grand, high-end [[theft]] from an institution such as a bank or a museum, or any theft in which there is a large haul of loot. {{TOC right}} ==Places== *[[Heist, Germany]], municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany *[[Heist-aan-Zee]], West Flanders, Belgium *[[Heist-op-den-Berg]], Antwerp, Belgium ==People== *[[Al Heist]] (1927–2006), Major League Baseball outfielder *[[George Heist]] (died 1920), immunologist *[[Hans-Joachim Heist]] (born 1949), German actor and comedian *Heist., botanical standard author abbreviation for [[Lorenz Heister]] *[[Monique van Heist]] (born 1972), Rotterdam-based Dutch fashion designer *[[Jho_Low|Jho Low]] (Born 1981), a cunning Malaysian financier cum thief who stole billions of dollars in USA currency from [[1Malaysia_Development_Berhad_scandal|1MBD]]. He has embezzled Malaysian sovereign wealth fund since 2009 for his extravagant and hedonistic lifestyle while fooling the world as a successful multi-billionaire. Jho Low is currently identified as a fugitive<ref>https://www.billiondollarwhale.com/</ref>. ==Film== *[[Heist film]], genre of fiction focused around a robbery *''The Heist'', aka ''[[$ (film)|$]]'' (1971), directed by Richard Brooks *''The Heist'', aka ''[[The Squeeze (1977 film)|The Squeeze]]'', directed by Michael Apted *[[The Heist (1976 film)|''The Heist'' (1976 film)]], a 1976 Mexican crime film *[[The Heist (1970 film)|''The Heist'' (1970 film)]], a 1970 French-Italian crime-drama film *[[The Heist (1989 film)|''The Heist'' (1989 film)]] (1989), TV film starring Pierce Brosnan *[[Heist (2001 film)|''Heist'' (2001 film)]], directed by David Mamet *[[The Heist (2001 film)|''The Heist'' (2001 film)]], directed by Kurt Voss *[[The Heist (2008 film)|''The Heist'' (2008 film)]], directed by Campbell Cooley *''[[The Maiden Heist]]'', a 2009 film starring Morgan Freeman, released as ''The Heist'' in the UK *''[[Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?]]'', a 2011 documentary film directed by Donald Goldmacher and Frances Causey *[[Heist (2015 film)|''Heist'' (2015 film)]], directed by Scott Mann *''The Heist'', a 2015 TV film directed by [[Errol Morris]] ===Television=== *[[Heist (2008 film)|''Heist'' (2008 film)]], British TV comedy-drama *[[Heist (TV series)|''Heist'' (TV series)]] (2006), American TV series *[[The Heist (Derren Brown special)|''The Heist'' (Derren Brown special)]] (2006), British TV show by Derren Brown *[[The Heist (The Outer Limits)|"The Heist" (''The Outer Limits'')]], 1996 episode of ''The Outer Limits'' * [[The Heist (American Dragon: Jake Long)|"The Heist" (''American Dragon: Jake Long'')]], an episode of ''American Dragon: Jake Long'' * "The Heist", a [[MacGyver (1985 TV series, season 1)#ep5|season 1 episode]] of ''MacGyver'' ==Games== *[[Heist (2000 video game)|''Heist'' (2000 video game)]], 2000 video game about bank robberies *[[Heist (video game)|''Heist'' (video game)]], a cancelled video game *''[[Payday: The Heist]]'', 2011 video game focused on various robberies ==Music== *''[[¡Heist!]]'', a 2008 EP by Boston-based rock group The Lights Out *[[The Heist (album)|''The Heist'' (album)]], the debut full-length album from American hip-hop musicians Macklemore & Ryan Lewis *"Heist", a song by Lindsey Stirling from the album ''[[Shatter Me (album)]]'' *"Heist", a song by Ben Folds from the movie ''[[Over the Hedge (film)|Over the Hedge]]'' ==Other uses== *[[The Heist (Silva novel)|''The Heist'' (Silva novel)]], a 2014 novel in the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva *[[K.S.K. Heist]], a professional football club from Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium ==See also== *[[Klemheist knot]] {{disambiguation|geo|surname}}'