PORTLAND, Maine — For anyone who is intrigued by unsolved mysteries, they don’t get more tantalizing than the heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
You likely know the story, but here’s a quick recap. In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990, thieves dressed as police officers bluffing their way into the museum, tied up the security guards, and got away with thirteen paintings worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The crime remains unsolved, the fate of the paintings unknown.
Now the story has been told with a different twist in "The Art Thief," a new movie inspired by the Gardner heist. Mark Guiod served as one of the film’s producers, an unlikely career move for someone who’d spent decades working in aviation and air traffic control.
Guiod joined us on 207 to talk about what he did on the film, how he was thrust into a minor acting role, and whether he thinks the real crime will ever be solved. Watch our conversation to learn more.
Note: Mark Guiod will be at the Nickelodeon Theater in Portland for a screening of "The Art Thief" at 7 p.m. on July 24. Afterward, he and director Arthur Egeli will take questions from the audience.
Art Thief is now available on Amazon Prime and other streaming services.