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The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

The Thief Who Came to Dinner poster
Directed by
Bud Yorkin
Genre
comedy film, heist film, gangster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A computer programmer becomes a jewel thief and enters high society. His double life leads to romance and complications with both a detective and an insurance investigator.

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What happens

The Thief Who Came to Dinner is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin. Based on the novel by Terrence Lore Smith, the film stars Ryan O'Neal and Jacqueline Bisset, with Charles Cioffi, Warren Oates, Austin Pendleton, Ned Beatty, Michael Murphy and, in an early screen appearance, Jill Clayburgh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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