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To Catch a Thief
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1081
- IMDb #1284
- Rotten Tomatoes #593
- Metacritic #841
- Letterboxd #1413
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #444
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1231
- Metacritic Critics #588
- Metacritic Audience #1830
- Criticker #983
- Douban #1574
- Kinopoisk #1259
- AlloCiné #920
- Trakt #1605
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 88, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A retired jewel thief is living quietly on the French Riviera when a new wave of burglaries hits the area. He is the prime suspect. To clear his name, he must use his old skills to track down the real culprit. His investigation leads him to a beautiful American heiress, who may be involved in the plot or may just be toying with him for her own amusement.
Details
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer
- John Michael Hayes
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 3 August 1955
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $8.8M
- Awards
- 1 win, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →1 major award won · 1 win from 6 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 28th Academy Awards 1956 | Best Cinematography, Color | Robert Burks | Winner |
| 28th Academy Awards 1956 | Best Art Direction, Color | Samuel M. Comer | Nominee |
| 28th Academy Awards 1956 | Best Art Direction, Color | Arthur Krams | Nominee |
| 28th Academy Awards 1956 | Best Art Direction, Color | Joseph McMillan Johnson | Nominee |
| 28th Academy Awards 1956 | Best Art Direction, Color | Hal Pereira | Nominee |
| 28th Academy Awards 1956 | Best Costume Design, Color | Edith Head | Nominee |
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6 awards — To Catch a Thief
×| Best Cinematography, Color | Robert Burks | Winner |
| Best Art Direction, Color | Samuel M. Comer | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction, Color | Arthur Krams | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction, Color | Joseph McMillan Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction, Color | Hal Pereira | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design, Color | Edith Head | Nominee |