The Thief of Paris

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The Thief of Paris

Released Aug 23, 1967

1h 59m

Crime

Drama

Comedy

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Georges (Jean-Paul Belmondo) patiently awaits his inheritance while nurturing his love for his cousin Charlotte (Geneviève Bujold). But after discovering that his guardian uncle has frittered away his fortune and betrothed Charlotte to another suitor, Georges responds by burglarizing the family of his beloved's fiancé. The robbery is so exhilarating that Georges embarks on a crime spree, believing himself a righteous crusader against a bloated bourgeoisie.

Gary Arnold

Washington Post

Thief falls short because [Louis Malle] tried to finesse this revelation or never perceived it steadily and clearly enough from the start.

Mar 2, 2019

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Judith Crist

Vogue

With The Thief of Paris Louis Malle once again proves himself not only one of the more thoughtful of the New Wave filmmakers but also one of the more versitile.

Feb 26, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Entertaining but cold light satire of French bourgeois society in the early 1900s.

Rated: B

Jun 11, 2013

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Slow-moving , talky Louis Malle film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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THE THIEF OF PARIS certainly is not Louis Malle's most illustrious work, pales in comparison with classics like ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958, 8/10), THE FIRE WITHIN (1963, 9/10), LACOMBE, LUCIEN (1974, 8/10), or even his Hollywood legacies as ATLANTIC CITY (1980, 7/10) and VANYA ON 42ND STREET (1994, 7/10), but it might be his brightest and the most nihilistic. keep reading my review on my blog: http://wp.me/p1eXom-1O7

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Entertaining, exciting, fun and intellectually stimulating--Thieves go to heaven!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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This seems to be a little known gem, (from the number of reviews) I loved it. The thievery was suspenseful without resorting to too much action but tense and subtle. The relationships were well drawn as were the main characters. There were many questions posed throughout this flick that kept me interested to the last second.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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beni cok sarmadi maalesef, nevrotik roller pek is yapmiyo bence...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Not great. Belmondo's character is strangely detached from everyone and everything around him.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Georges Randal

Geneviève Bujold

Charlotte

Marie Dubois

Genevieve Delpiels

Françoise Fabian

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Synopsis

Georges (Jean-Paul Belmondo) patiently awaits his inheritance while nurturing his love for his cousin Charlotte (Geneviève Bujold). But after discovering that his guardian uncle has frittered away his fortune and betrothed Charlotte to another suitor, Georges responds by burglarizing the family of his beloved's fiancé. The robbery is so exhilarating that Georges embarks on a crime spree, believing himself a righteous crusader against a bloated bourgeoisie.

Director: Louis Malle
Screenwriter: Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Claude Carrière, Georges Darien, Louis Malle
Distributor: Lopert Pictures Corp.
Production Co: Production Artistes Associés, Nouvelles Éditions de Films [fr]
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 1967, Wide
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Mono