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In 1972, two men stole four paintings from the Worcester Museum of Art in Massachusetts before shooting a security guard in what became known as the nation's first armed art heist

The men, working with at least three others, stole two works by Paul Gaugin, one by Pablo Picasso and one that was attributed to Rembrandt at the time

The heist serves as the basis for the new film The Mastermind from director Kelly Reichardt and starring Josh O'Connor and Alana Haim

Some people believe that the modern era of American art heists started on May 17, 1972.

That is the day two masked men walked into the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts with a gun and left carrying four masterpieces.

The heist took approximately five minutes and had nearly been without incident until the muse

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