The Stamp Thief

Part detective story, part heist film, and part historical reckoning, The Stamp Thief is an engrossing cat-and-mouse journey that delves into a decades-old mystery rooted in the Holocaust. The film reveals the story of a rogue Nazi officer tasked with cataloging the valuables of Jews sent to concentration camps. Rather than aiding the victims, he seized the opportunity to steal millions of dollars worth of rare stamps and buried them in his home—now modern-day Poland. In a real-life, Argo-like mission, former Seinfeld producer Gary Gilbert embarks on a daring quest to uncover the truth and recover the stolen stamps. Disguising his investigation as a movie shoot, Gilbert seeks to return the stamps to their rightful heirs, delivering a small yet powerful act of justice more than 75 years after the Holocaust.

Sunday, April 26 at 1:30pm, Eveningstar Cinema, Brunswick

A post-screening discussion led by Tricia Welsch, Professor and Director of the Cinema Studies Program, follows the film.

Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00pm, Maine Film Center, Waterville

Thursday, April 30 at 2:00 pm, Portland Museum of Art

Join us for a post-film discussion with Jakub Kazecki, Bates College Associate Professor of German

Browse This Season's Films Below

Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

Heightened Scrutiny

Holding Liat

Las Dos Mariette

Looking Up

Love, Statistically Speaking

Maintenance Artist

Mazel Tov

Proud Jewish Boy

Soda

The Sea

The Stamp Thief

We Met at Grossinger’s

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