To Catch a Thief (1955)

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"For a moment he forgets he's a thief--and she forgets she's a lady!"

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 Film Download Links 4 DVD Recommendations 5 Recent DVD Releases 5.1 released in 2007 6 See Also... 7 Image Gallery 8 Film Frames 9 Themes 10 Cast and Crew

Synopsis

A series of ingenious jewelry robberies takes place on the French Riviera. The police suspect John Robbie - an expert thief who was known as "The Cat" before he retired from crime. Robbie enlists the help of an insurance man to guess where the real thief will strike next. He befriends wealthy widow Jessie Stevens and her attractive daughter Frances. (© IMDB)

Technical Information

• colour (Technicolor)
• sound mix: mono (Western Electric Recording)
• aspect ratio: 1.66:1 VistaVision
• running time: 106 minutes
• production studio: Paramount Pictures
• also known as:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (1955) - complete title
  • Über den Dächern von Nizza (1955) - Germany

Film Download Links

• Amazon - Video on Demand (USA)

DVD Recommendations

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Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see To Catch a Thief (1955) - DVD releases

released in 2007

	To Catch a Thief (1955) - Paramount Pictures (Australia, 2007) PAL
	Über den Dächern von Nizza (1955) - Paramount Pictures (Germany, 2007) PAL
	La Main au Collet (1955) - Paramount Pictures (France, 2007) PAL
	To Catch a Thief (1955) - Paramount Pictures (UK, 2007) PAL
	To Catch a Thief (1955) - Paramount Pictures (USA, 2007) NTSC

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See Also...

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• Complete Cast and Crew
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• Filming locations
• Trailers
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

Image Gallery

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Film Frames

Themes

• the Hitchcock cameo - sitting next to Cary Grant on the bus (more details)
  

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:

• 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

Produced by:

• Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:

• David Dodge - original novel
• John Michael Hayes

Photographed by:

• Robert Burks

Edited by:

• George Tomasini

Music by:

• Lyn Murray

Costume Design by:

• Edith Head

Production Design by:

• J McMillan Johnson - art director
• Hal Pereira - art director

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