Art Crime The Scream
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was stolen from Norway's National Gallery in 1994. The Norwegian police turned to Scotland Yard's specialist art and antiques squad for help, who set up a complex sting to retrieve the painting. Undercover detective Charley Hill posed as a representative of the Getty Museum, who arranged a series of meetings to buy back the picture. While it was finally retrieved and the thieves captured, they were later freed on a legal technicality : Hill had entered Norway with a false passport, and his evidence was inadmissible.
Series examining audacious acts of art theft.
Primary Title
- Art Crime
Episode Title
- The Scream
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 9 February 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Arts Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Series examining audacious acts of art theft.
Episode Description
- Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was stolen from Norway's National Gallery in 1994. The Norwegian police turned to Scotland Yard's specialist art and antiques squad for help, who set up a complex sting to retrieve the painting. Undercover detective Charley Hill posed as a representative of the Getty Museum, who arranged a series of meetings to buy back the picture. While it was finally retrieved and the thieves captured, they were later freed on a legal technicality : Hill had entered Norway with a false passport, and his evidence was inadmissible.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Art
- Crime
- Documentary