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A Thief of Time

  • TV Movie
  • 20032003
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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A Thief of Time (2003)
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Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
648
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,486
1,059
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    • Director
      • Chris Eyre
    • Writers
      • Alice Arlen(teleplay)
      • Tony Hillerman(novel)
    • Stars
      • Gary Farmer
      • Adam Beach
      • Ernest Tsosie III
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Chris Eyre
    • Writers
      • Alice Arlen(teleplay)
      • Tony Hillerman(novel)
    • Stars
      • Gary Farmer
      • Adam Beach
      • Ernest Tsosie III
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    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Gary Farmer
    Gary Farmer
    • Captain Largo
    Adam Beach
    Adam Beach
    • Jim Chee
    Ernest Tsosie III
    Ernest Tsosie III
    • Dispatcher Clem Allison
    Wes Studi
    Wes Studi
    • Joe Leaphorn
    Sheila Tousey
    Sheila Tousey
    • Emma Leaphorn
    Kelly Byars
    • Delbert Tsosie
    Alex Rice
    Alex Rice
    • Janet Pete
    Beth Grant
    Beth Grant
    • Ranger Mildred Luna
    Natowa Garcia
    • Larry
    Kenneth White Eagle Wings
    • Pete Etcitty
    Dawn Lewis
    • Maxie Davis
    Graham Greene
    Graham Greene
    • Slick Nakai
    Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen
    • Randall Elliot
    Susan Conklin
    • Marcia
    David House
    • Dumont's Butler
    James 'JR' Pollard
    • Russell Dumont
    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Harrison Houk
    Kevin Wiggins
    Kevin Wiggins
    • Patrol Officer
    • Director
      • Chris Eyre
    • Writers
      • Alice Arlen(teleplay)
      • Tony Hillerman(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Chee falls down the embankment his flashlight is clearly left behind, but after standing up below he turns on a flashlight
    • Quotes

      Jim Chee: That Davis woman was coming on to you strong.

      Joe Leaphorn: Means she's got something to hide.

    • Connections
      Features Nick Stellino's Family Kitchen (2000)

    User reviews11

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    8/10
    A well-done rendition of Hillerman's story
    The story was kept intact and in iconological order. However, it suggests you read the book first or at the least are familiar with the characters first. There is only so much film time and this needed to be a mini-series. Each character's background and personality were alluded to. The visuals are par-exultant. You feel that you are in Four-corners territory.

    They picked a perfect cast of actors. Most have played in other Hillerman book films, so you recognize the characters. I know you can look up the list but I still am amazed at how I immediately associate the characters with the characters. To name a few Wes Studi (Cherokee) as Joe Leaphorn, Sheila Tousey (Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Indian) as Emma Leaphorn, and Graham Greene (He is an Oneida Indian) as Slick Nakai.

    This presentation follows the Hillerman formula for two intertwined mysteries that start for different purposes and sometimes end differently and not combined. On occasion, Hillerman's stories do not end. Jim Chee must track down a missing back-hoe that he let get pilfered from a secure compound. Joe Leaphorn must track down a suspected pot thief or a thief of time. One of their paths crossings is through a preacher appropriately named Slick. When the back-hoe user turns up dispatched and the pot thief is missing, they may find that the two stories are one.

    We are quite lucky that the story did not get twisted by Robert Redford as he has his agenda and quite often bends stories for his purpose. In the movie "Skinwalkers" the Skinwalkers have been for all practical purposes removed. Robert Redford did the same thing in several other productions ruining the whole purpose of the story. Yet hear he seemed to take a more hands-off approach so it played well.

    The DVD has a good voice-over commentary and the standard other extras.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • PBS
    • Languages
      • English
      • Esperanto
    • Also known as
      • Вор времени
    • Filming locations
      • To'hajiilee, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Carlton International Media
      • Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
      • Granada Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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