The Little Thief
| The Little Thief | |
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| Directed by | Claude Miller |
| Written by | François Truffaut Luc Béraud Annie Miller Claude Miller Claude de Givray |
| Produced by | Claude Berri Jean-Louis Livi Alain Vannier |
| Starring | Charlotte Gainsbourg Didier Bezace Simon de La Brosse |
| Cinematography | Dominique Chapuis |
| Edited by | Albert Jurgenson |
| Music by | Alain Jomy |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $1,055,416 (USA) |
The Little Thief (French: La Petite Voleuse) is a 1988 French drama directed by Claude Miller. It is based upon an unfinished script by François Truffaut. Truffaut died before being able to direct the film himself. The film had 1,834,940 admissions in France. Set in the French countryside after the end of World War II, it tells the story of a 15-year-old girl abandoned by her parents, who is looking for love and independence but succumbs to stealing and sleeping with men.