The Thieves

The Thieves
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
도둑들
Hanja
盜賊들
Revised RomanizationDodukdeul
McCune–ReischauerTodukdŭl
Directed byChoi Dong-hoon
Written by
  • Choi Dong-hoon
  • Lee Ki-cheol
Produced byAhn Soo-hyun
Starring
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music by
Distributed byShowbox/Mediaplex
Release date
  • July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)[1]
Running time
136 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
Languages
  • Korean
  • Japanese
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
BudgetUS$14.1 million (₩15.2 billion)
Box officeUS$86.7 million[2]

The Thieves (Korean도둑들) is a 2012 South Korean heist action comedy film directed by Choi Dong-hoon with an ensemble cast.[3][4][5][6][7]

With over 12.9 million ticket sales, the action comedy is the tenth highest-grossing film in Korean film history.

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