André Stander was a police Captain in the robbery and homicide division of the police in Johannesburg, South Africa who began robbing banks in the 1970s. His dad, Frans Stander, was a general in the South African Police and head of the police dogschool in Pretoria. The sheer brazeness of his crimes is legendary: he would sometimes rob banks on his lunch hour, and he would often return to the scene of the crime as an investigating officer. City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
After robbing nearly 30 banks, he was sentenced to 75 years in prison. Stander met two inmates named Allan Heyl and Patrick McCall, and the three men escaped in the early 1980s and began robbing banks again under the nom de guerre of The Stander Gang. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...
He was the subject of the 2004 film Stander. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A 2004 biographical film about Captain Andre Stander, a South African policeman turned bank robber. ...
McCall was killed 30 January, 1984 in a police raid on the gang's hide-out in Houghton. Heyl fled to Greece where he was caught and extradited and was sentenced to 33 years in prison. Heyl was released on parole in 2005. Stander fled South Africa and was killed in a shootout with police in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1984. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1983 in South Africa, other events of 1984, 1985 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... Houghton Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Extradition is a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. ... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Venice of America Location of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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CNN article about the movie with information about the real-life Andre Stander
IMDb page for Stander
Interview with Alan Heyl, the last surviving member of The Stander Gang who was released early 2005
The life and career of AndreStander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.
AndreStander: A white man could do anything he wants today.
Stander never planned his robberies, he was a criminal who was sick of seeing the violence against the unarmed citizens, and tired of the crookedness of police life, that he rebelled against the system, just as a political act, not a need for money.
STANDER is the gripping true story of the life of AndreStander, the youngest Captain in the Johannesburg Police Force and South Africa’s most notorious bank robber.
Portrayed by Tom Jane (The Punisher, 61*) in a mercurial, star-turn performance, AndreStander is a young, white policeman enjoying the comforts of middle-class married life in late-1970s South Africa, a country riven by Apartheid.
Stander’s form of civil disobedience, however, takes an unusual form: a series of audacious, high-flying bank robberies, with the young police officer oftentimes returning to the scene of the crime as the lead investigating officer.
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