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To Catch a Thief
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To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American film produced by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who also served as producer, the movie features a cast including Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, and John Williams. John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay, while Lyn Murray composed the music. The film’s genres include crime, mystery, thriller, comedy, drama, and romance. It was shot in English with a runtime of 106 minutes.
The narrative is set in France. Robert Burks was the director of photography, George Tomasini was the film editor, and Joseph McMillan Johnson was the production designer. The film was released on August 3, 1955, and is available in video on demand format. Its tagline reads: "WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!"
Critical reception included a review score of 93% and 82/100. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.4 based on 86,868 votes. TMDb lists a vote average of 7.269 from 1,665 votes. The production had a budget of 2,500,000 and generated revenue of 8,750,000.
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Film · TMDB
7.3When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.
Cast
- Cary Grant as John Robie
- Grace Kelly as Frances Stevens
- Jessie Royce Landis as Jessie Stevens
- John Williams as H. H. Hughson
- Charles Vanel as Bertani
- Brigitte Auber as Danielle Foussard
Themes
- hotel
- jealousy
- villa
- police
- expensive restaurant
- age difference
- cat
- jewelry
- falsely accused
- fireworks
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenplay by
- John Michael Hayes
- Based on
- To Catch a Thief , by David Dodge
- Produced by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Starring
- Cary Grant Grace Kelly Jessie Royce Landis John Williams
- Cinematography
- Robert Burks
- Edited by
- George Tomasini
- Music by
- Lyn Murray
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- August 3, 1955 ( 1955-08-03 ) (Los Angeles)
- Running time
- 107 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English French
- Budget
- $2.5 million
- Box office
- $4.5 million (U.S. rentals) , $8.75 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenwriter
- John Michael Hayes
- Cast member
- Roland Lesaffre
- Composer
- Lyn Murray
- Producer
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert Burks
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 908155
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- To Catch a Thief3.jpg
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- Commons category
- To Catch a Thief (film)
- publication date
- 1955-09-03
- film editor
- George Tomasini
- title
- To Catch a Thief
- production designer
- Joseph McMillan Johnson
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82/100
- capital cost
- 2500000
- box office
- 8750000
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- VistaVision
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Encyclopedic overview
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching an impostor preying on wealthy tourists (including an oil-rich widow and her daughter played by Grace Kelly) on the French Riviera.
Plot
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