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The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

PG 104 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   1 March 1973 (USA)
5.9
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A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.

Director:

Bud Yorkin

Writers:

Terrence Lore Smith (novel), Walter Hill (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ryan O'Neal ...
Webster
Jacqueline Bisset ...
Laura
Warren Oates ...
Dave
Jill Clayburgh ...
Jackie
Charles Cioffi Charles Cioffi ...
Henderling
Ned Beatty ...
Deams
Austin Pendleton ...
Zukovsky
Gregory Sierra Gregory Sierra ...
Dynamite
Michael Murphy ...
Ted
John Hillerman John Hillerman ...
Lasker
Alan Oppenheimer Alan Oppenheimer ...
Insurance Man
Margaret Fairchild Margaret Fairchild ...
Mrs. Donner
Jack Manning Jack Manning ...
Tom Preston
Richard O'Brien Richard O'Brien ...
Sergeant Del Conte
George Morfogen George Morfogen ...
Rivera
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Storyline

A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.

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Plot Keywords:

Thief | Insurance Investigator | NASA | Computer Engineer | Robbery  | See more »

Taglines:

Webster and Laura took everything they wanted ... each other ... and a diamond worth $6.000.000.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A sakkozó tolvaj See more »

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 870,833 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The plaza where Webster and Dave have their final confrontation at the film's conclusion is the same used in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) for the battle between the ape forces and the human forces. See more »

Quotes

Webster: [to Jackie] In a world full of thieves, I wanted to be an honest one.
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