To Catch a Thief

Brigitte Auber, Cary Grant, Charles Vanel

This minor 1955 work by Alfred Hitchcock, one of the lighter entries of his creative peak in the 1950s, is still imbued with the master's stock themes of shared guilt and romantic ambivalence. It is a...( read more  read more... )lso hardly lacking in Hitchcockian cinematic inventiveness, such as a famous, often-imitated sequence in which some smooching between stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is intercut with a fireworks show that just happens to be going on outside in a Riviera setting. Grant plays a reformed cat burglar who is suspected of reviving his trade, though he knows someone else is using his old methods. A very enjoyable experience, but don't get this confused with Hitchcock's other Cary Grant film of that decade, which was a masterpiece: North by Northwest. --Tom Keogh

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Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Released: January 1, 1955

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DVD Released: March 24, 2009

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  • April 22, 2009
    Hitchcock-Lyte. Combination of Cary Grant's screwball-ish comedic style, Grace Kelly's timeless beauty, and Alfred Hitchcock's unmatched mastery of suspense. This isn't nearly as serious as Rear Window or North by Northwest but it was never intended to be. Comedi... ...( read more )
  • April 2, 2009
    this movie was just alright for me not one of my favorites but I did not hate it though.
  • June 17, 2008
    This is a beautiful classic Alfred Hitchcock, one of my favorites. I watched this as a little girl with my Mom and I just had the pleasure of watching it with my Daughter, what a freat experience. Still such a great great Movie...
  • January 29, 2008
    as hitchcock admits himself "to catch a thief" is not supposed to be taken seriously, and it's a flick due to the sheer "pleasure principle"...it abounds the glamour of edith head's fashionable constumes and landscapic sceneries of french rivera, all about people in leisure with ... ...( read more )
  • January 28, 2008
    Diet Hitchcock
  • May 24, 2009
    certainly not the most invigorating Hitchcock film, but it's not without its nuances of comedy and suspense. the plot was a lot slower and less interesting than I expected, and the characters were minimally memorable at best. nonetheless, it's hard to argue with Cary Grant and ... ...( read more )

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