To Catch a Thief

1955 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q331017
To Catch a Thief
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Summary

To Catch a Thief is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,881 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3]
  • Director: Alfred Hitchcock[4]
  • Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes[5]
  • Composer: Lyn Murray[6]
  • Genre: crime film[7], mystery film[8], crime thriller film[9], thriller film[10], comedy film[11], romantic comedy film[12]
  • Cast member: Cary Grant[13], Grace Kelly[14], Jessie Royce Landis[15], John Williams[16], Charles Vanel[17], Brigitte Auber[18], Alberto Morin[19], Barry Norton[20], Dominique Davray[21], Eugene Borden[22], Georgette Anys[23], Gérard Buhr[24], Jean Martinelli[25], René Blancard[26]
  • Producer: Alfred Hitchcock[27]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Robert Burks[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: To Catch a Thief (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 93%[33], 82/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: December 23, 1955[37], January 1, 1955[38], August 5, 1955[39], September 3, 1955[40]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[41]
  • Narrative location: France[42]
  • Film editor: George Tomasini[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[44], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[45], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[46]
  • Title: To Catch a Thief[47]
  • MPA film rating: PG[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
  • Duration: 106 minutes[50]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): VistaVision[51]

Why It Matters

To Catch a Thief has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did To Catch a Thief receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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