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Released
1955 · FILM

To Catch a Thief

Retired jewel thief John “The Cat” Robie must clear his name by hunting a copycat burglar who’s terrorizing the French Riviera, risking romance and danger as he races against time to expose the impostor before more priceless victims fall.

“WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!”

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock, Herbert Coleman
Written by
John Michael Hayes, David Dodge
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
106 min
DramaMysteryRomance
Streaming on
  • MGM+

Synopsis

When a series of jewel thefts occurs on the French Riviera, retired thief John "The Cat" Robie becomes the prime suspect. To prove his innocence, he takes it upon himself to uncover the identity of the copycat imitating his methods, drawing a wealthy widow and her captivating daughter into a complex game of pursuit, deception, and attraction.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 161+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by George TomasiniShot by Robert BurksScored by Lyn Murray

Box Office

1955 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$8.8M

Budget$2.5M
Worldwide gross$8.8M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Über den Dächern von Nizzade
  • La Main au colletfr
  • (Flemish)Houdt den dief
  • Caccia al ladroit
  • (French)La main au collet
Release dates around the world2 countries · show
  • United StatesAug 2, 1955
  • BrazilAug 22, 1955

Companies

ProductionParamount Pictures
DistributionParamount Pictures, Paramount Film Service, Paramount British Pictures, Paramount Films of Mexico
Other companiesInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Western Electric

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