The Thief of Paris (1967)

Original title

Le Voleur

Directed by

Louis Malle

Genre

heist film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A professional thief in early 1900s Paris carries out burglaries while navigating his relationship with his cousin. The film follows his exploits and personal entanglements.

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What happens

The Thief of Paris (Le voleur) is a 1967 French crime film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a professional thief (Georges Randal) at the turn of the century in Paris. The film is based on a book of the same title by Georges Darien. The story centers on his burglaries as well as his ongoing relationship with his cousin Charlotte (Geneviève Bujold). It also features other well-known French actors including Marie Dubois, Charles Denner and Bernadette Lafont. The film had 1,225,555 admissions in France. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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