To Catch a Thief (1955)
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Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 28 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Synopsis: A supposedly reformed cat burglar, out to prove himself innocent of a recent crime spree, tries to capture the thief who's terrifying the French Riviera. Cary Grant is devastatingly elegant as the reformed thief, John Robie, and charming enough to attract the attention of the lovely Frances... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Auber, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Lyn Murray
Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes
Producer: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Lyn Murray
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Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes posited voyeuristic spectacle as the essence of cinema in Rear Window; in To Catch a Thief they validate their thesis with plenty of spectacle to be voyeuristic over.
05/06/07
It's one of Hitchcock's lightest and most purely enjoyable exercises.
05/03/07
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02/09/06
The heart of the film hinges on the enjoyable Côte d’Azur romance between Kelly and Grant.
03/03/05
Grace Kelly brings a sometimes-frosty but incredibly radiant charm to her role.
08/03/03
Prototypical Hitchcockian tale of stylish intrigue and intensity highlighted by the dashing dimension of the Grant/Kelly collaboration. A classic cat-and-mouse romance caper that impeccably flourishes
05/30/03
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