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To Catch a Thief

1955 · Film · 106 min

  • Mystery
  • Romance
  • Thriller

Plot

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.

About To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching an impostor preying on wealthy tourists (including an oil-rich widow and her daughter played by Grace Kelly) on the French Riviera.

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Cast

  • Cary GrantJohn Robie
  • Grace KellyFrances Stevens
  • Jessie Royce LandisJessie Stevens
  • John WilliamsH. H. Hughson
  • Charles VanelBertani
  • Brigitte AuberDanielle Foussard
  • Jean MartinelliFoussard
  • Georgette AnysGermaine
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