This week's podcast is all about jewelry theft in the south of France. The lightly comic caper film, To Catch a Thief was released in 1955 and became one of Grace Kelly's last movies. It is her only pairing with Cary Grant.
***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes.
A Paramount Picture. Produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the novel of the same name by David Dodge, Starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, and Brigitte Auber. Cinematography by Robert Burks. Music by Bernard Hermann.
Ranking: 15 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranked lists from critics, fans, and magazines To Catch a Thief got 2,052 ranking points.