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To Catch a Thief(1955)
Status: Released
Date: 1955-08-03
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1631 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!
Overview:
When 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.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,500,000.00
Revenue: $8,750,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: To Catch a Thief
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
René Blancard
Commissaire Lepic (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Big Man in Kitchen (uncredited)
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Kathleen Turner reflects on Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in Hitchcock’s TO CATCH A THIEF.
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