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To Catch a Thief

  • 19551955
  • PGPG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
73K
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Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
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A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
73K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,842
132
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    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • John Michael Hayes(screenplay)
      • David Dodge(based on the novel by)
      • Alec Coppel(contributing writer)
    • Stars
      • Cary Grant
      • Grace Kelly
      • Jessie Royce Landis
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    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • John Michael Hayes(screenplay)
      • David Dodge(based on the novel by)
      • Alec Coppel(contributing writer)
    • Stars
      • Cary Grant
      • Grace Kelly
      • Jessie Royce Landis
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    • 285User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • John Robie
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Frances Stevens
    Jessie Royce Landis
    Jessie Royce Landis
    • Jessie Stevens
    John Williams
    John Williams
    • H.H. Hughson
    Charles Vanel
    Charles Vanel
    • Bertani
    Brigitte Auber
    Brigitte Auber
    • Danielle Foussard
    Jean Martinelli
    Jean Martinelli
    • Foussard
    Georgette Anys
    Georgette Anys
    • Germaine
    George Adrian
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    John Alderson
    • Detective at the Costume Ball
    • (uncredited)
    Martha Bamattre
    • Kitchen Helper
    • (uncredited)
    René Blancard
    René Blancard
    • Commissaire Lepic
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • French Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Nina Borget
    • Frenchwoman
    • (uncredited)
    George Boyce
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Brewster
    Margaret Brewster
    • Cold-cream Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • John Michael Hayes(screenplay)
      • David Dodge(based on the novel by)
      • Alec Coppel(contributing writer) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Cary Grant had announced his retirement from acting in February 1953, stating that, since the rise of Method actors like Marlon Brando, most people were no longer interested in seeing him. He was also angry at the way Sir Charles Chaplin had been treated by the HUAC. He was lured out of his retirement to make this movie, and thereafter continued acting for a further eleven years.
    • Goofs
      When Frances Stevens buys a newspaper, a corner of the underside flips up, revealing no printing underneath, a clear indication that it was just a fake, prop newspaper.
    • Quotes

      John Robie: Say something nice to her, Danielle.

      Danielle Foussard: She looks a lot older up close.

      [John Robie whimpers]

      Frances Stevens: To a mere child, anything over twenty might seem old.

      Danielle Foussard: A child? Shall we stand in shallower water and discuss that?

    • Crazy credits
      The opening title sequence shows the window of a travel agent, with the text of the titles superimposed. The bottom of the window is not quite horizontal because the window is seen from a slight angle to perpendicular. The text of the titles is given slight parallelogram distortion so the bottom line of text is parallel to the window-sill, and therefore it is not horizontal and parallel with the film frame.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)

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    8/10
    Languid but beautiful romantic thriller
    This is probably Hitchcock's most beautiful movie. Grace Kelly is well (but of course decorously) displayed in delicate and perfectly fitted summer dresses and evening gowns (designed by Edith Head) that show off her exquisite arms and shoulders while accentuating her elegant neck and jaw line--and, as she turns for the camera, the graceful line of her back. Opposite her is one of Hollywood's most dashing leading men, the incomparable Cary Grant.

    The cinematography by long-time Hitchcock collaborator Robert Burks was shot on location in the French Riviera. The style is daylight clear and sparkling, bright as the dream of a princess to be, always focused without a hint of darkness anywhere. Even the scenes shot at night on the rooftops seem to glow. The houses on the hills overlooking Princess Grace's future home and the narrow cobble stone roads with the low-lying stone walls suggest a refined and elegant lifestyle to come. Even though she drives too fast, one is not worried that she might crash...

    Cary Grant is John Robie who fought with the French resistance during WWII and then became a jewel thief, dubbed "The Cat" for his ability to slink quietly in the night over roof tops and to steal into the bedrooms of the rich and take their jewels without waking them. As the movie opens he is retired from his life of crime and living comfortably in a villa in the hills above Nice. The complications begin immediately as the police arrive at his villa to question him about some recent cat-like jewel robberies. Robie is innocent of course (we are led to believe) and to prove his innocence he is motivated to find the real thief.

    Grace Kelly plays Frances Stevens, the slightly naughty nouveau riche daughter of the widow of a Texas-style oil millionaire. She is used to having men fall all over themselves trying to court her, but Robie seems uninterested, and this excites her fancy and she goes after him. It is interesting to note that by this time Cary Grant (51 when the film was released) had become such a heart throb that directors liked to have the women (who were always noticeably younger; Kelly was 26) chase after him. Audrey Hepburn does as much in Charade (1963). One notes that here, as in Charade, the women kiss Cary Grant first, not the other way around. Here it is nicely done as the previously demure Frances takes a surprising initiative at the door of her hotel suite.

    The story itself is rather bland and predictable, reminding me of a James Bond flick from, say, the sixties as though toned down for an audience of old maids. Notable in supporting roles are Brigitte Auber as the athletic Danielle Foussard, John Williams as the British insurance agent, and Jessie Royce Landis as Frances Stevens' mother. Hitch makes his de rigueur appearance as a passenger on the mini-bus that Robie takes to get away from the gendarmes early in the film.

    See this for Grace Kelly whose cool and playful demeanor and statuesque beauty form the heart of this somewhat languid romantic thriller.

    (Note: Over 500 of my movie reviews are now available in my book "Cut to the Chaise Lounge or I Can't Believe I Swallowed the Remote!" Get it at Amazon!)
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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief
    • Filming locations
      • 335 Route de Saint-Jeannet, St Jeannet, France
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,964
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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