To Catch a Thief 1955

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 106 min

genre: thriller

theme: romantic thriller

director: Alfred Hitchcock

Score: 7 / 10

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.

Plot

Retired jewel thief John "The Cat" Robie is suspected by the police in a string of burglaries on the French Riviera. When they come to his hilltop villa to question him, he slips their grasp and heads to a restaurant owned by his friend Bertani. The restaurant's staff are members of Robie's old gang, who have been paroled for their work in the French Resistance during World War II. They are angry at Robie because they are all under suspicion as long as the new Cat is active. When the police arrive at the restaurant looking for Robie, Danielle, the daughter of the restaurant's wine steward Foussard, spirits him to safety; she is a young woman who fancies him dearly.

Awards

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color

Cast

More details

author	John Michael Hayes
award	Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
contentLocation	France
director	Alfred Hitchcock
editor	George Tomasini
genre	mystery thriller
keywords	american tourist attack break in :c:file:to catch a thief trailer cat burglar end even french resistance french riviera jewel thief last second mask masquerade ball moor morning old gang police chief retire string suspect trailer wooden leg world war ii young woman
musicBy	Lyn Murray
nomination	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
producer	Alfred Hitchcock
publisher	Paramount Pictures
theme	mystery thriller romantic thriller