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The Thief of Paris

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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.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post 03/02/2019
Thief falls short because [Louis Malle] tried to finesse this revelation or never perceived it steadily and clearly enough from the start. Go to Full Review Judith Crist Vogue 02/26/2020
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. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/11/2013
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Entertaining but cold light satire of French bourgeois society in the early 1900s. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/16/2015 Slow-moving , talky Louis Malle film. See more 02/13/2015 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 See more 07/16/2013 Entertaining, exciting, fun and intellectually stimulating--Thieves go to heaven!! See more 07/24/2010 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. See more 10/25/2008 beni cok sarmadi maalesef, nevrotik roller pek is yapmiyo bence... See more 09/21/2008 Not great. Belmondo's character is strangely detached from everyone and everything around him. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Louis Malle

Director

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Georges Randal

Geneviève Bujold

Charlotte

Marie Dubois

Genevieve Delpiels

Françoise Fabian

Ida

Julien Guiomar

L'Abbe La Margelle
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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