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To Catch a Thief

1955 ★ 106 min
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: John Michael Hayes
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock

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.

Trivia

  • Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
  • Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color.
  • To Catch a Thief was Hitchcock's first of five films made using the VistaVision widescreen process, and the last of three starring Grace Kelly.
  • Grant received more than $700,000 from his 10% of the gross for the film, while Hitchcock received less than $50,000.
  • The costumes were by Edith Head, including Kelly's gold lamé gown for the film's costume ball.

Filming Locations

  • The car driven by Grace Kelly was a metallic blue 1953 Sunbeam Alpine Mk I. To Catch a Thief was filmed largely in the Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California, and on location in the Alpes-Maritimes of southeastern France.

Previous Showings

24 Runs • 17 Festivals

63,752 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (September 14, 1955)

Original Run: September 14, 1955 (Wednesday - Saturday)

All runs on record (24):

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