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Actors: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Charles Vanel, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about To Catch a Thief |
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TO CATCH A THIEF is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. The picture earned 3 nominations for the Academy Awards.
The setting is the french Riviera in the late forties. Cary Grant has once been known as "The Cat", a famous burglar specialized in the robbery of jewels. However, since the end of WWII, Grant lives a normal life as a wine grower. Now a large number of stealings are committed in the Riviera jet set and Cary is the first one to be suspected. Harrassed by the police detectives, he decides to discover by himself who's the new "Cat". In his quest, he will be seduced by Grace Kelly, a rich american heiress, who's desperately looking for a husband in Europe.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of To Catch a Thief |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from honest people
- con-artist/white collar crime
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
- swimming on
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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