Michael Mann has been making movies for almost four decades. His signature protagonist is usually a male professional on either side of the law. From solitary experts, over doppelgangers, to antagonists off kilter, Mann explores the topos of professionalism in different genres and epochs. To achieve a thorough understanding of Mann's professional, Ingo Stelte analyzes the recurring specialist in the five movies Thief, Manhunter, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, and Collateral and combines cultur ...