Army of Thieves

Army of Thieves
Army of Thieves
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Matthias Schweighöfer
Screenplay by	Shay Hatten
Story by	Zack Snyder; Shay Hatten;
Based on	Characters; by Zack Snyder
Produced by	Deborah Snyder; Zack Snyder; Wesley Coller; Dan Maag; Matthias Schweighöfer;
Starring	Matthias Schweighöfer; Nathalie Emmanuel; Ruby O. Fee; Stuart Martin; Guz Khan; Jonathan Cohen;
Cinematography	Bernhard Jasper
Edited by	Alexander Berner
Music by	Hans Zimmer; Steve Mazzaro;
Production; companies	Netflix; The Stone Quarry; Pantaleon Films;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	October 29, 2021;
Running time	127 minutes
Countries	United States; Germany;
Languages	English; German; Czech;
Budget	$7 million

Army of Thieves is a 2021 heist comedy film directed by Matthias Schweighöfer from a screenplay by Shay Hatten, based on a story he wrote with Zack Snyder. A prequel to Army of the Dead (2021), it is the second installment in the Army of the Dead franchise; the film stars Schweighöfer, who reprises his role as Ludwig Dieter, alongside a supporting cast that includes Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, Guz Khan, and Jonathan Cohen. Filming began in Germany and the Czech Republic in October 2020, and concluded by December 2020.^[1]^[2]

Army of Thieves was digitally released on October 29, 2021, on Netflix. It received lukewarm reviews from critics who praised the performances of Schweighöfer and Emmanuel as well as Schweighöfer's direction, but criticized the plot for being unoriginal.

^ Snyder, Zack [@ZackSnyder] (December 22, 2020). "That's a wrap on Army of the Dead: The Prequel. Thanks to all the cast & crew and Netflix #armyofthedead #aotd" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Pirodsky, Jason (October 6, 2021). "'Army of Thieves': Prague-shot 'Army of the Dead' prequel hits Netflix this month". The Prague Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[1] Snyder, Zack [@ZackSnyder] (December 22, 2020). "That's a wrap on Army of the Dead: The Prequel. Thanks to all the cast & crew and Netflix #armyofthedead #aotd" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.

[2] Pirodsky, Jason (October 6, 2021). "'Army of Thieves': Prague-shot 'Army of the Dead' prequel hits Netflix this month". The Prague Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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