Name: Art of the Heist: The Lady in Gold
Uploaded: 2006-12-31T16:00:00-08:00
Duration: 56 min 15 s
Description: Chronicling the theft of Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I" and the ensuing legal battles to return the work to its owner.

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