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The Happy Thieves (1961)

The Happy Thieves poster
Directed by
George Marshall
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama, heist film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy art thief and his lover try to pull off a big heist in Spain. Their plan gets complicated when they have to deal with the police and each other.

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What happens

The Happy Thieves is a 1961 American crime/comedy-drama film starring Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth, and directed by George Marshall. The film is based on the novel The Oldest Confession by Richard Condon. The film was poorly received, with star Harrison later describing it as "absolute rubbish". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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