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Watch Chiwetel Ejiofor reveal his favourite heist movie

19 Feb 2016

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Find out which classic ​’70s Dustin Hoffman crime drama left a lasting impression on the British star.

To coincide with the release of John Hillcoat’s gangland thriller Triple 9, we sat down with one of the film’s stars, Chiwetel Ejiofor, to find out his all-time favourite heist movie.

Watch his answer in the video below, in which he also talks about his experience working on another high-stakes crime flick, Spike Lee’s Inside Man.

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