The Stamp Thief-Annual Ames Amzalak Rochester Jewish Film Festival

Documentary | 2025 | 103 min. | English, Polish, German (w/ subtitles) | USA, Poland, Germany | Director: Dan Sturman 

What happens when you combine a Seinfeld producer, a fake film crew, and a decades-old Nazi legend? Gary Gilbert tells all in this thrilling documentary that’s part detective story, part heist film, and part history, covering his team’s exploits in traveling across the Atlantic to unearth an old rumor. Afraid that the truth will hamstring their investigation before they can begin, he and his team craft an elaborate story to disguise their real goal – finding a cache of rare stamps buried underneath a pre-war apartment building in Poland. The logistics are convoluted, the close calls numerous – this film will have you holding your breath until the final conclusion is reached.

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