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Release Date:
September 1955 (USA)
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Tagline:
WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman! more
Plot:
When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 nominations
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(16 articles)
Julien Temple Goes for Fake!
(From MovieWeb. 4 November 2009, 5:26 PM, PST)
Daniel Craig Ready For A Tux And For Cannes
(From Cinema Blend. 8 September 2009, 7:50 AM, PDT)
(From MovieWeb. 4 November 2009, 5:26 PM, PST)
Daniel Craig Ready For A Tux And For Cannes
(From Cinema Blend. 8 September 2009, 7:50 AM, PDT)
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Great chemistry between the leads
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Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
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Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
106 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Spain:T |
Netherlands:6 |
Ireland:PG |
USA:Approved (certificate #17226) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:G |
Canada:G (video rating) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-8 |
Norway:12 (1955) |
Peru:14 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
West Germany:12
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In this film Jessie Royce Landis plays Cary Grant's potential mother-in-law. In North by Northwest (1959), she would play his actual mother.
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Continuity: John says he'll leave his clothes with Danielle, but later, when he is at the flower market, he's in the same clothes.
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H. H. Hughson:
The pastries are light as air.
John Robie: Germaine has very sensitive hands and an exceedingly light touch. She strangled a German general - without a sound.
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John Robie: Germaine has very sensitive hands and an exceedingly light touch. She strangled a German general - without a sound.
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Referenced in "Family Ties: To Snatch a Keith (#2.10)" (1983)
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The best thing about this film is the chemistry between leads Grant and Kelly. Grant is as debonair as usual and Kelly was never more glamorous. The costumes she wears are very flattering to her and she is to the clothes. The dialogue between them sparkles throughout and is a pleasure to watch even if the course of their relationship is predictable. Grant's self-deprecating in-jokes are another nice touch. Further pleasantly adding to the fantasy ambience is the spectacular photography of the French riviera. John Williams is also great as the insurance investigator, the type of character he played in Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (also with Kelly) and in the Doris Day-Rex Harrison film, Midnight Lace. This film is not one of the most psychologically involving in Hitchcock's pantheon but it is not designed to be. It is enjoyed best as what it was produced to be: glossy high production value escapist fare. 8/10.