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To Catch a Thief (1955) -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   16,284 votes
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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
John Michael Hayes (screenplay)
David Dodge (novel)
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Release Date:
September 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman! more
Plot:
When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
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User Comments:
Good stuff all around more (125 total)

Cast

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Cary Grant ... John Robie

Grace Kelly ... Frances Stevens
Jessie Royce Landis ... Jessie Stevens
John Williams ... H.H. Hughson
Charles Vanel ... Bertani
Brigitte Auber ... Danielle Foussard
Jean Martinelli ... Foussard
Georgette Anys ... Germaine
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Spain:T | Netherlands:6 | Ireland:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #17226) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Canada:G (video rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Norway:12 (1955) | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Alpes-Maritimes, France more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

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Trivia:
The two leads ranked #8 on Moviefone's 'The Top 25 Sexiest Movie Couples'. [May 2008] more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Hughson hands Robie the list of jewel owners, he hands it to him with his right hand. But in the next shot the list is suddenly in his left hand. more
Quotes:
Frances Stevens: My nerves could stand a drink.
Jessie Stevens: Your nerves and your mother!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#5.36)" (1955) more

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39 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
Good stuff all around, 31 January 2004
8/10
Author: smatysia (feldene@comcast.net) from Houston

A bit of a departure for Alfred Hitchcock, somewhat lighter and with less of the trademark suspense. Thoroughly enjoyable, though. Cary Grant was playing Cary Grant by this time, and no one could do it better. And Grace Kelly, what eye-candy! The snappy dialog with the sexual innuendo was done perfectly. And huge kudos to Brigitte Auber, who was gorgeous and very good. An interesting aside was that Grant's character, while pretending to be someone else, claimed to have been an American circus acrobat, which Grant sort of was early in life (albeit English, not American.) Grant (with his accent) could really never be mistaken for an American, even though he usually played one. Also it was a little eerie to see Grace Kelly driving so fast on those French Riviera cliffside roads, in light of what happened to her later. (Of course, she obviously wasn't doing so, they were using back-projection) Anyway, this film is a must for fans of Hitchcock, Kelly or Grant. Grade: A

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