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Spolier Alerts to follow: Today’s list concerns the 10rant in dealing with cinema’s greatest British thieves.  While Mr. Cantrell certainly did a good job in talking about American thieves, British thieves have a certain je ne sais quoi compared to their American counterparts across the pond.  To be considered for today’s list, everything that applied to the American thieves had to apply to this list.  Plus thefts or attempted thefts had to occur on screen.  A few honorable mentions include The Long Good Friday, Sherlock Holmes, Mona Lisa, Snatch, The Great Train Robbery, and The Bank Job (although many critics have given The Bank Job a high mark, this author has not yet seen the film).  To begin with, let us look at one of the most widely-known thieves ever created: