Blanchard parachuted onto the roof of an Austrian palace for a jewel heist Empress Elisabeth (1837- 1898) wearing a velvet dress and her dog "Houseguard" 1865/66. Photography.

Blanchard’s story, now recounted in Landon Van Soest’s documentary on Hulu, “The Jewel Thief,” is a wild ride. ... the officers who helped capture Gerald Blanchard, in “The Jewel Thief. ...

Trailer for Hulu Doc ‘The Jewel Thief’ Promises Real-Life ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Gerald Blanchard tells the story of his life and crime, including stealing a beloved Austrian crown jewel ...

A new Hulu documentary, The Jewel Thief, is about Gerald Blanchard, a small-time crook who became a jewel thief connected with robberies all around the world.

"The Jewel Thief," a new Hulu documentary, unravels the true story of Gerald Blanchard, a Canadian-born thief who stole millions from ATMs and parachuted onto the grounds of an Austrian castle to ...

“The Jewel Thief” follows the exploits of lifelong criminal Gerald Blanchard, who graduated from ripping off his local Radio Shacks in the ’80s — he once cleaned out an entire store — to ...

Audiences can get into his head when Hulu airs the documentary feature “The Jewel Thief” on Thursday.Director Landon Van Soest traces Blanchard’s evolution into a criminal mastermind, going ...

“This is a true story,” reads an opening subtitle in “The Jewel Thief.” Pause. “Mostly.” The qualifier isn’t there because information wasn’t available, or because the documentary ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins’ on Netflix, a Hacky Indian Action Flick That Only Steals Your Precious Time . By John Serba. Published April 29, 2025, 10:00 p.m. ET.

To paraphrase the scorpion’s dying exchange with the frog, it is his nature: Gerald Blanchard—“a conniving, creative, intelligent man committing frauds that were fairy-tale-like,” as one ...