To Catch a Thief
| To Catch a Thief | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Screenplay by | John Michael Hayes |
| Based on | To Catch a Thief by David Dodge |
| Produced by | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Cinematography | Robert Burks |
| Edited by | George Tomasini |
| Music by | Lyn Murray |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $2.5 million |
| Box office | $4.5 million (U.S. rentals) $8.75 million |
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching an impostor preying on wealthy tourists (including an oil-rich widow and her daughter played by Grace Kelly) on the French Riviera.