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How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million

7.5

How to Steal a Million

NR·1966·123m

Summary

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

Crew

Director

William Wyler

Screenplay

Harry Kurnitz

Story

George Bradshaw

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

March 29, 2020

8

You really are the smuggest and most hateful man!

William Wyler crafts a delightfully frothy caper backed up by wonderful on screen chemistry between Peter O'Toole & Audrey Hepburn. It seems to me that Hepburn always managed to bond with her Male co-stars, and here the interplay between O'Toole and herself is wonderful. Check out a long sequence of events involving the pair hiding out in a closet, it's gold dusted cinema.

The film's central plot involves Hepburn & O'Toole planning a daring robbery from a Paris museum to keep her art forger Father (a delightful Hugh Griffith) out of trouble, at first the couple are purely business partners with no love lost for each other, but as the story plays out the pair are forced to get along and etc.

The burglary itself is dramatic, attention grabbing entertainment, and it's also the film's highest point, but overall the film as a whole is simply good romantic fun. Also helps that it features a very tidy shift for the finale to further reward the audience for their time spent with the movie. Throw in dapper turns from Charles Boyer & Eli Wallach too, and it's all good really.

Open the wine, sit back and relax with Pete & Audrey. 8/10

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$6,400,000.00

Revenue:

$4,400,000.00

Keywords

insurance fraud
theft
art thief
swinging 60s
caper comedy
art museum
forgery