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Once a Thief(Movie, 1965)

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| 1h 47min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Once a ThiefRating: 3.4/5 (with 77 votes)
Once a Thief is a 1965 crime film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin and Jack Palance. It was written by Zekial Marko, based on his 1961 novel Scratch a Thief. The movie was known in France as Les tueurs de San Francisco. Nelson won the OCIC award at the 1965 San Sebastián International Film Festival for the film. ()
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About Once a Thief

Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), English (EN), Italian (IT)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/01/1965 (World premiere: 04/24/1965)
Director: Ralph Nelson
Producer: Jacques Bar
Screenwriter: John Trinian
Film Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
Director of Photography: Robert Burks
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Les tueurs de San Francisco"
"도둑의 종말"
"범죄의 종말"
"아랑 드롱의 종말"
Keywords: heist, film noir, robbery
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: Once a Thief (GB, 1935), Once a Thief (US, 1950), Once a Thief (HK, 1991), Once a Thief (CA, 1996)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:231966, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024