Cary Grant
John Robie
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Notorious cat burglar John Robie (Cary Grant) has long since retired to tend vineyards on the French Riviera. When a series of robberies is committed in his style, John must clear his...
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To Catch a Thief. A famous cat burglar who has retired to the Riviera catches a thief imitating his old style. 3,925 IMDb 7.4 1 h 46 min 1955. X-Ray HDR UHD PG. Suspense · Romance · Serious · Thrilling. Free trial of Paramount+, rent, or buy. Watch with Paramount+. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent. UHD $4.29. Buy. UHD $16.29. More purchase.
A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation. American expatriate John Robie, living in high style on the Riviera, is a retired cat burglar.
After a series of daring, nighttime jewel thefts creates panic among the Riviera's wealthy elite, American-born John Robie, a reformed burglar who used to be known as "The Cat," becomes the police's only suspect. When police detectives come to question him at his hilltop villa near Cannes, John cleverly eludes them.
Synopsis. A series of ingenious jewelry robberies takes place on the French Riviera. The police suspect John Robbie - an expert thief who was known as "The Cat" before he retired from crime. Robbie enlists the help of an insurance man to guess where the real thief will strike next.
Novel. John Michael Hayes. Screenplay. Reviews 3. Discussions 3. Featured Review. 70. Written by John Chard on May 7, 2019. An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge.
