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The Stamp Thief

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From an Oscar, Peabody, and Emmy award-winning team, "The Stamp Thief" is part detective story, part heist film, and part untold history. The documentary investigates a tale dating back to the Holocaust: that a mysterious Nazi stole priceless stamp collections from concentration camp victims and buried the stolen stamps in a small town in Poland. Embarking on a real-life "Argo"-like adventure, one-time "Seinfeld" producer Gary Gilbert sets out to confirm the story and recover the stamps. His tactic: a fake movie shoot. His goal: to return the stamps to their rightful owners, hopefully delivering a small measure of justice more than 70 years after the Holocaust.

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Peter Keough Arts Fuse At its best, the documentary shows how cinematic make-believe can be enlisted in the cause of righting the wrongs of history. Nov 6, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dan Sturman

Director

Dan Sturman

Producer

Dylan Nelson

Producer

Gary Gilbert

Producer

Stephen G. Hall

Executive Producer

Megan Gelstein

Executive Producer
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Synopsis From an Oscar, Peabody, and Emmy award-winning team, "The Stamp Thief" is part detective story, part heist film, and part untold history. The documentary investigates a tale dating back to the Holocaust: that a mysterious Nazi stole priceless stamp collections from concentration camp victims and buried the stolen stamps in a small town in Poland. Embarking on a real-life "Argo"-like adventure, one-time "Seinfeld" producer Gary Gilbert sets out to confirm the story and recover the stamps. His tactic: a fake movie shoot. His goal: to return the stamps to their rightful owners, hopefully delivering a small measure of justice more than 70 years after the Holocaust.
Director
Dan Sturman
Producer
Dan Sturman, Dylan Nelson, Gary Gilbert
Production Co
Boxhead Films
Genre
Crime, Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 43m