A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
Audrey Hepburn
Nicole Bonnet
Peter O'Toole
Simon Dermott
Eli Wallach
Davis Leland
Hugh Griffith
Charles Bonnet
Charles Boyer
Bernard De Solnay
Fernand Gravey
Grammont
Marcel Dalio
Senior Paravideo
Jacques Marin
Chief Guard
Moustache
Guard
Roger Tréville
Auctioneer
Edward Malin
Insurance Clerk
Bert Bertram
Marcel
Georg Stanford Brown
Waiter (uncredited)
Louise Chevalier
Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Rémy Longa
Young Man (uncredited)
Pierre Mirat
Guard (uncredited)
Jacques Ramade
Guard (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Lady in Ritz Hotel Bar (uncredited)
Olga Valéry
Lady with dog (uncredited)
Director
William Wyler
Screenplay
Harry Kurnitz
Story
George Bradshaw
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
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$6,400,000.00
Revenue:
$4,400,000.00