The Thief of Paris

The Thief of Paris
American poster for The Thief of Paris
Directed byLouis Malle
Written byJean-Claude Carrière
Louis Malle
Produced byGeorges Laurent
J.F. Malle
Alain Quefféléan
StarringJean-Paul Belmondo
Geneviève Bujold
CinematographyHenri Lanoë
Edited byJacques Saulnier
Music byHenri Lanoë
Production
companies
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Distributed byLes Artistes Associés
Release date
  • 22 February 1967 (1967-02-22)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$9.2 million[1]
1,225,555 admissions (France)[2]

The Thief of Paris (Le voleur) is a 1967 French crime film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a professional thief (Georges Randal) at the turn of the century in Paris. The film is based on a book of the same title by Georges Darien.

The story centers on his burglaries as well as his ongoing relationship with his cousin Charlotte (Geneviève Bujold). It also features other well-known French actors including Marie Dubois, Charles Denner and Bernadette Lafont. The film had 1,225,555 admissions in France.[3] It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.

  1. ^ JP. "Le Voleur (1967)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  2. ^ Box office information for film at Box office story
  3. ^ JP. "Le Voleur (1967)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.