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To Catch a Thief Overview:

To Catch a Thief (1955) was a Crime - Mystery Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock.

The film was based on the novel of the same name written by David Dodge published in 1952.

SYNOPSIS

Hitchcock Lite describes this detour into comedy-suspense. Grant plays a (supposedly) retired jewel thief who finds himself once again under suspicion when a rash of jewel heists hits the aristocrats of Monaco. He woos elegant American heiress Kelly, and, as she tempts him with her jewelry and her charms, they pursue the thief to clear Grant's name. Famously sexy, with swirling kisses, fireworks, and come-hither dialogue.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1955 --- Ceremony Number 28 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Hal Pereira, Joseph McMillan Johnson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur KramsNominated
Best CinematographyRobert BurksWon
Best Costume DesignEdith HeadNominated
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By Devon Powell on Oct 22, 2024 From Hitchcock Master

Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: October 15, 2024 Region: Region Free Length: 01:46:31 Video: 2160P (HEVC, H.265 — Dolby Vision + HDR10) Main Audio: 5.1 English Dolby TrueHD Audio Alternate Audio: 2.0 French Mono Dolby Digital Audio 2.0 Spanish Dolby Digital Audio 2.0 Italian Dolby D... Read full article

Fun in the Sun: Excitement on the French Riviera in Alfred Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief" (1955)

By The Lady Eve on May 17, 2022 From Lady Eve's Reel Life

Romance, adventure and intrigue, plus dashing Cary Grant and delectable Grace Kelly. All of this along with a tour of the French Riviera courtesy of Alfred Hitchcock. Who could resist such high style fun in the sun - and moonlight?What rapidly turns into an adventure begins with a mundane shot of a ... Read full article

Grace Kelly tries to expose Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief”

By Stephen Reginald on Sep 18, 2020 From Classic Movie Man

Grace Kelly tries to expose Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief” To Catch a Thief (1955) is a romantic thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay and the cinematography was by long-time ... Read full article

Blu-ray Review: To Catch a Thief (Paramount Presents Series)

By Devon Powell on May 2, 2020 From Hitchcock Master

Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: April 21, 2020 Region: Region A Length: 01:46:31 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 5.1 English Dolby TrueHD Alternate Audio: 2.0 Mono Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono It... Read full article

COMEDY GOLD #18: The picnic from To Catch a Thief (1955)

By Carol Martinheira on Aug 16, 2019 From The Old Hollywood Garden

COMEDY GOLD #18: The picnic from To Catch a Thief (1955) On August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized To Catch a Thief (1955, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) boasts not only two of the most beautiful people who have ever lived as its leads, but also some of the mo... Read full article

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To Catch a Thief Quotes:

Jessie Stevens: I know you ought to be spanked with a hairbrush and sent back to school - public school - where they could pound some sense into you during recess.
Frances Stevens: You want a leg or a breast?
John Robie: You make the choice.
Frances Stevens: I'm in love with you.
John Robie: Now that's a ridiculous thing to say.
Jessie Stevens: Sorry I ever sent her to finishing school. I think they finished her there.
John Robie: [to Frances] Not only did I enjoy that kiss last night, I was awed by its efficiency.
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To Catch a Thief Facts
For the scene between Robie and the insurance agent, when they talk about the cook's sensitive hands, the German version of the movie differs completely from the original. In English, Robie notes she once strangled a German general without a sound, while in German, he says she once caught a lion escaped from a circus with her bare hands.
In this film Jessie Royce Landis plays Cary Grant's potential mother-in-law. In North by Northwest, she would play his actual mother.
The boat that Danielle (Brigitte Auber) and John (Cary Grant) travel in early in the film is named the "Maquis Mouse": a play on Maquis (the French underground) and Mickey Mouse.
The filming of this movie on the French Riviera plays a pivotal role in Wu Ming's novel "54". The action takes place in the springtime of 1954, and nearly all the characters in the novel (including Cary Grant, an Italian American mafioso nicknamed "Steve Cement", and two Parisian gangsters from Du rififi chez les hommes) cross each other's path in Cannes and Nice.
In an early shot, a newspaper article called "Europe's Lighter Side" by Art Buchwald speculates on whether "the Cat" is on the prowl again. Buchwald actually wrote a column by that title for the New York Herald Tribune's European edition early in his career. He left school and moved to Paris in 1948, seven years before this film was released.
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