Paramount Presents: To Catch a Thief [Blu-ray]

Paramount Presents: To Catch a Thief [Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant
Cary Grant
, Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
, Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis
, Brigitte Auber
Brigitte Auber
Alfred Hitchcock
Paramount Presents: To Catch a Thief [Blu-ray]

Paramount Presents: To Catch a Thief [Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant
Cary Grant
, Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
, Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis
, Brigitte Auber
Brigitte Auber
Alfred Hitchcock

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Overview

A jewel thief is at large on the Riviera, and all evidence points to retired cat burglar Cary Grant. Escaping the law, Grant heads to the Cote D'Azur, where he is greeted with hostility by his old partners in crime. All of them had been pardoned due to their courageous activities in the wartime Resistance, and all are in danger of arrest thanks to this new crime wave. But Grant pleads innocence, and vows to find out who's been copying his distinctive style. With the reluctant aid of detective John Williams, Grant launches his investigation by keeping tabs on the wealthiest vacationers on the Riviera. One such person is heavily bejeweled Jessie Royce Landis, who is as brash and outspoken as her daughter Grace Kelly is quiet and demure. But "still waters run deep," as they say, and soon Kelly is amorously pursuing the far-from-resistant Grant. Part of Kelly's attraction to Grant is the possibility that he is the thief; the prospect of danger really turns this gal on. Being Cary Grant, of course, he can't possibly be guilty, which is proven in due time. But by film's end, it's obvious that Kelly has fallen hard for Grant, crook or no crook. Occasionally written off as a lesser Alfred Hitchcock film (did we really need that third-act fashion show?), To Catch a Thief is actually as enjoyable and engaging now as it was 40 years ago. Though the Riviera location photography is pleasing, our favorite scene takes place in a Paramount Studios mockup of a luxury hotel suite, where Grant and Kelly make love while a fireworks display orgasmically erupts outside their window. And who could forget the scene where Jessie Royce Landis disdainfully stubs out a cigarette in an expensive plate of eggs? Adapted by frequent Hitchcock collaborator John Michael Hayes from a novel by David Dodge To Catch a Thief won an Academy Award for cinematographer Robert Burks.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/21/2020
UPC: 0032429336811
Original Release: 1955
Rating: PG
Source: PARAMOUNT
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:46:00
Sales rank: 2,585

Special Features

New Feature: ; Filmmaker focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief HD; ; Original Special Features: ; Behind the Gates (2009): Cary Grant and Grace Kelly HD; Commentary By: Drew Casper, Hitchcock film historian ; Original theatrical trailer HD; 1080p High Definition; English SDH

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Cary Grant John Robie
Grace Kelly Frances Stevens
Jessie Royce Landis Jessie Stevens
Brigitte Auber Danielle Foussard
Charles Vanel Bertani
Jean Martinelli Foussard
Georgette Anys Germaine
Roland Lessaffre Jean Hebey
Wee Willie Davis Big Man in Kitchen,Big Man in Kitchen
Dominique Davray Antoinette
Edward Manouk Kitchen Help
Russell Gaige Mr. Sanford
Marie Stoddard Mrs. Stanford
Paul 'Tiny' Newlan Vegetable Man in Kitchen,Vegetable Man in Kitchen
Lewis Charles Man with Milk in Kitchen
Aimee Torriani Woman in Kitchen
John Alderson Chef
Frank Chelland Chef
Don Megowan Detective
Bela Kovacs Detective
Guy de Vestal Detective
George Adrian Detective
Alberto Morin Detective
Leonard Penn Monaco Policeman
Michael Hadlow Monaco Policeman
Margaret Brewster Cold Cream Woman
Adele St. Maur Woman with Bird Cage on Bus
Eugene Borden French Waiter
Philip Van Zandt Jewelry Clerk
Steven Geray Desk Clerk
Albert Pollet Croupier
George Paris Croupier,Croupier
George Nardelli Croupier
Louis Mercier Croupier
Gladys Holland Elegant French Woman
Eddie LeBaron Frenchman
Barry Norton Frenchman
Jeanne Lafayette Frenchwoman
Loulette Sablon Frenchwoman
Nina Borget Frenchwoman
Alfred Hitchcock Man Seated Next to Grant on Bus
Otto F. Schulze Actor
Martha Bamattre Actor
Cosmo Sardo Actor
Lyn Murray Composer
René Blancard Commissaire Lepic
Beulah Christian Actor
Oliver Cross Actor
Gloria Dee Actor
George DeNormand Actor
Nestor Eristoff Actor
Bess Flowers Actor
Guy de Vestel Detective
Jean Hebey Mercier
Roland Lesaffre Claude
John Williams Actor
Louise De Carlo Spanish Girl
Alex Ball Casino Patron
John Breen Party Guest
Ralph Brooks Casino Patron
Jack Chefe Hotel Security
George Boyce Actor
Jean Hébey Mercier

Technical Credits
Alfred Hitchcock Director,Producer
John Michael Hayes Screenwriter
John P. Fulton Special Effects
David Dodge Screenwriter
Alec Coppel Screenwriter
Farciot Edouart Special Effects
John Cope Sound/Sound Designer
Harold Lewis Sound/Sound Designer
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