To Catch a Thief

1955 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Movie film Q331017
To Catch a Thief
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To Catch a Thief

Summary

To Catch a Thief is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (977 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • To Catch a Thief received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3].
  • To Catch a Thief's video is recorded as To Catch a Thief trailer (1955).webm[4].
  • To Catch a Thief's image is recorded as To Catch a Thief3.jpg[5].
  • To Catch a Thief's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • To Catch a Thief's director is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[7].
  • To Catch a Thief's screenwriter is recorded as John Michael Hayes[8].
  • To Catch a Thief's composer is recorded as Lyn Murray[9].
  • To Catch a Thief's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • To Catch a Thief's genre is recorded as mystery film[11].
  • To Catch a Thief's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[12].
  • To Catch a Thief's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[13].
  • To Catch a Thief's genre is recorded as thriller film[14].
  • To Catch a Thief's genre is recorded as comedy film[15].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Cary Grant[16].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Grace Kelly[17].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Jessie Royce Landis[18].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as John Williams[19].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Charles Vanel[20].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Brigitte Auber[21].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Alberto Morin[22].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Barry Norton[23].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Dominique Davray[24].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Eugene Borden[25].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Georgette Anys[26].
  • To Catch a Thief's cast member is recorded as Gérard Buhr[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

To Catch a Thief's producer is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[28]. Its director is recorded as Alfred Hitchcock[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Michael Hayes[8]. Cast members include Cary Grant[16], Grace Kelly[17], Jessie Royce Landis[18], John Williams[19], Charles Vanel[20], and Brigitte Auber[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1955-12-23T00:00:00Z[29], +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1955-08-05T00:00:00Z[31], and +1955-09-03T00:00:00Z[32]. To Catch a Thief's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include crime film[10], mystery film[11], romantic comedy[12], crime thriller film[13], thriller film[14], and comedy film[15].

Reception

To Catch a Thief received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3]. Reviews include 93%[34] and 82/100[35].

Why It Matters

To Catch a Thief ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (977 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did To Catch a Thief receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[3].

References

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  26. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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