To Catch a Thief (1955) was both a first and a last for Alfred Hitchcock. It was the first time he used the newly developed widescreen film process, VistaVision, which he would subsequently use in four more films... and it was the last time he worked with Grace Kelly, who gave up acting in 1956 when she married royalty and became Princess Grace of Monaco. Hitchcock tried persuading her to star in his 1964 film, Marnie, but the citizens of Monaco wouldn't allow it, feeling it would be inappropriate for her to resume acting given her station. Nevertheless, To Catch a Thief is a lovely and fitting farewell to Grace Kelly the actress, with her elegant beauty captured against the breathtaking scenery of the French Riviera, and alongside a dapper leading man in Cary Grant.
John Robie (Cary Grant), a notorious jewel thief known as "The Cat", has been retired for the past fifteen years. His peaceful life on the French Riviera is thrown into turmoil once again, however, when a series of burglaries in his signature style lead the authorities to believe he has resumed his life of crime...
Cary Grant: To Catch a Thief
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Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock: To Catch a Thief
Realizing that proclaiming his innocence is futile, Robie goes on the run, in an effort to hunt down and expose the copy-cat thief who is causing him so much trouble. He catches the eye of wealthy American heiress Francie Stevens (Grace Kelly), who along with her mother also happens to be the next likely target of the new jewel thief...
Grace Kelly: To Catch a Thief
Francie is beautiful and elegant...
Grace Kelly: To Catch a Thief
and Robie cannot resist her charms...
Grace Kelly: To Catch a Thief
The two quickly fall in love...
Grace Kelly and Cary Grant: To Catch a Thief
And Francie and her mother agree to assist Robie in catching the real thief, before the authorities nab him for the crimes he did not commit...
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs (1992) marked the stylish directorial debut of the filmmaker that would transform modern cinema. The dialogue-heavy story is told out of sequence and served as an exercise for future efforts, as well as a solid film in it's own right. A group of thieves involved in a botched diamond heist must figure out which one of them is the rat that tipped off the police. Double-crossing and violence mix together in the expertly written script. From discussing the meaning of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" to hacking off an ear with a razor blade, the plot stays current and catches viewers off-guard. The cast is superb, including Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney and Quentin Tarantino himself.
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Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino and Michael Madsen: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
Lawrence Tierney, Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
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Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Lawrence Tierney: Reservoir Dogs
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Lawrence Tierney: Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen: Reservoir Dogs
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Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel and Chris Penn: Reservoir Dogs
Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Lawrence Tierney: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel: Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs
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Quentin Tarantino and Michael Madsen: Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
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Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi: Reservoir Dogs
Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen: Reservoir Dogs
Tim Roth: Reservoir Dogs
Lawrence Tierney and Harvey Keitel: Reservoir Dogs
