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Louvre’s $100 million jewel heist to be adapted for the big screen

The theft at the Louvre museum sent shockwaves around the world
The theft at the Louvre museum sent shockwaves around the world © Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

The audacious $100 million Louvre jewel robbery that stunned France last year is heading to the big screen, with director Romain Gavras adapting a new book on the case. Despite arrests and months of investigation, the stolen gems remain missing, fuelling intrigue around one of the most spectacular art-world crimes in recent memory.

Last year's brazen robbery of the Louvre -- when thieves made off with jewellery worth some $100 million -- is set to become a movie, a publisher said on Tuesday.

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