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To Catch A Thief [VHS] [1955]

VHS ~ Cary Grant
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This minor 1955 work by Alfred Hitchcock, one of the lighter entries of his creative peak in the 1950s, is still imbued with the master's stock themes of shared guilt and romantic ambivalence. It is also hardly lacking in Hitchcockian cinematic inventiveness, such as a famous, often-imitated sequence in which some smooching between stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is intercut with a fireworks show that just happens to be going on outside in a Riviera setting. Grant plays a reformed cat burglar who is suspected of reviving his trade, though he knows someone else is using his old methods. A very enjoyable experience, but don't get this confused with Hitchcock's other Cary Grant film of that decade, a true masterpiece: North by Northwest. --Tom Keogh

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A reformed cat burglar, retired to the Riviera, encounters a 'copy-cat' who is framing him for the thefts at a number of luxury hotels in the area. He sets out to clear his name and to catch the culprit.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a great DVD edition of a classic film, 24 Jan 2003
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This review is from: To Catch A Thief [DVD] [1955] (DVD)
This has to be one of my all-time favourite films. Hitchcock was at his best shooting a witty scrip, full of action, suspense and sexual innuendos. Cary Grant protraits a reform jewel thief wrongly accused of theft who sets to prove his innocence. Grace Kelly is set on getting him. Shot partially on location in the french riviera, it still stands today as a great comedy.

The DVD edition of the film is actually quite good. For the first time you can see the film in widescreen, allowing you to actually see the Hitchcock cameo. The extras are good enough and include a making of and a couple of smaller featurettes. The film has subtitles in 24 different languages and several of these (if not all) are also available in extras. This is a great DVD edition of a classic film.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sparkling new transfer of classic Hitchcock., 14 May 2008
By Mr. Stephen Kennedy "skenn1701a" (Doha, Qatar) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Catch A Thief [DVD] [1955] (DVD)
It would be fair to say that this is somewhat mediocre by Hitchcock standards, but the fact is mediocre for him is still a class act by anyone else's yardstick.
Cary Grant plays an ex cat burglar, who is accused of a string of jewel robberies in the French Riviera where he has retired. He decides to catch the thief in order to clear his own name, and latches onto the next likely victim, a wealthy American and her daughter - Grace Kelly.
For a Hitchcock movie, there are not so many surprises - you can see the ending coming long before it arrives, and the set pieces are not as spectacular as usual.. the thief catching is really just the Maguffin needed to capture some sparkling interplay between the charismatic Grant and the luminous Grace Kelly. It is the word play and even sexual tension that keep the film a favourite. The innuendo in the scene where Grace Kelly is urging Cary Grant to reach out and stroke and caress her...err... diamonds.. is superb, albeit a little undone by the over the top splicing with the fireworks outside - as amusing as that idea is.
Grant plays the charismatic and lithe ex burglar known as `the cat' in typical Grant mode, and Kelly is take-your-breath-away stunning in her Edith head costumes - as movie-star like as it is possible to be.
Some aspects seem dated - the back projection driving scenes, the studio bound house and water scenes.. however, Cannes and Nice are up there on display, making the Riviera as much a character as the stars, and the photography, as always in Hitch's movies, is gorgeous and richly coloured.
It has neither the edge, the suspense or the complexity of themes of Hitch's later work, but is an enjoyable piece of easy to watch fluff, that bears repeated viewings thanks to the director's flair, his stars luminescence and the sparkling interplays between them.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Hitchcock, 18 July 2009
This review is from: To Catch A Thief [DVD] [1955] (DVD)
Retired master burglar, John Robie, is the man being blamed for a string of diamond thefts on the French Riviera. But Robie is an innocent man. Or is he? Cary Grant is the perfect lead, Grace Kelly the perfect heroine, and Alfred Hitchcock is on the money in this classic suspense thriller. They don't make movies like this anymore.
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4.0 out of 5 stars To Catch a Thief
Cary Grant tries to speak French - hoping desperately that the cravats will help. Grace Kelly tries to look lovely and act. She manages the former (how not to? Read more
Published 5 months ago by Teresa Fisher

4.0 out of 5 stars To catch a break
Alfred Hitchcock made two kinds of movies: bone-chilling thrillers that looked into the dark side of human nature, and witty adventure stories. Read more
Published 8 months ago by E. A Solinas

2.0 out of 5 stars Two stars but what are they in?
There is a sense in which this movie shows audiences how much Hollywood has changed. Cary Grant and Grace Kelly were employees with fewer choices about what to appear in... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jonathan Carr

4.0 out of 5 stars a bit of magic
this is Hitchcock in a romantic mood. not a shocker like Psycho or The Birds but the leads - especially Cary Grant - are very charismatic and compel you to watch. Read more
Published 10 months ago by H. Cartwright

4.0 out of 5 stars Hitchcock Does Light Romantic Suspense
The tourists along the French Riviera are being robbed of their valuable jewelry. And the robberies have all the trademarks of notorious jewel thief John Robie (Cary Grant)... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mark Baker

5.0 out of 5 stars It takes a thief to catch a thief
Years ago John Robie (Cary Grant) decided that it was better to live rich than poor. So he became a joule thief. He was pretty good at his trade. Read more
Published 17 months ago by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars It takes a thief to catch a thief
Years ago John Robie (Cary Grant) decided that it was better to live rich than poor. So he became a joule thief. He was pretty good at his trade. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2007 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Ian Fleming's choice
When Ian Fleming wrote the original James Bond stories, he said he modeled 007 on the screen personna of Cary Grant. Read more
Published on 4 May 2007 by M. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Thievery in the sun
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Published on 10 Feb 2007 by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars What a catch
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Published on 3 Feb 2007 by E. A Solinas

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