Five Books and Films Inspired by the Louvre Crown Jewels Heist

The theft of the Crown Jewels from the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon on October 19, 2025, valued at €88 million, has sparked a wave of editorial and audiovisual productions. Six months after the crime, the suspects are in custody but the jewels remain missing. Patricia Tourancheau's "Le Casse du Louvre" (Seuil, May 7, 2026) offers a personal, socially engaged take, linking the heist to French gang history and highlighting the ordinary profile of the four suspects from Aubervilliers. "Main basse sur le Louvre" (Flammarion, May 27, 2026) by Jean-Michel Décugis, Jérémie Pham-Lê, and Nicolas-Charles Torrent provides a minute-by-minute reconstruction based on testimonies, wiretaps, and investigation details, covering locations from the Ministry of Culture to a parking lot in Aubervilliers. A "Complément d'enquête" documentary aired on France 2 on May 7, 2026, featuring full, never-before-seen surveillance footage from the Galerie d'Apollon, though it omits some aspects like the stolen cherry picker. A film adaptation of "Main basse sur le Louvre" by director Romain Gavras is in preparation via Iconoclast, and a documentary series is planned by UK studio Misfits (Mediawan), with no release dates or cast announced.