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To Catch a Thief

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To Catch a Thief
© 1955 Paramount Pictures − All right reserved.

To Catch a Thief

Poster for the movie "To Catch a Thief"
Release Date  3 August 1955 (1 h 46 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Lyn Murray
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

To prevent being accused of the crimes, an ex-burglar must catch a thief who’s been copying his style.

  • Year of production  1955
  • Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Local Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Revenue  $8,750,000
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Language  French, English


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Overview

WANTED by the police in all the luxury-spots of Europe!... A catch for any woman!

To prevent being accused of the crimes, an ex-burglar must catch a thief who’s been copying his style.


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  • TMDb ID  381
  • Original Title  To Catch a Thief
  • Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Local Release Date  3 August 1955
  • Runtime  1 h 46 min
  • Production  Paramount Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  French, English
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Director of Photography  Robert Burks
  • Original Music Composer  Lyn Murray
  • Author  David Dodge
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $2,500,000
  • Revenue  $8,750,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0048728
  • Adult 
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Notorious

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Notorious
© 1946 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

Notorious

Poster for the movie "Notorious"
Release Date  15 August 1946 (1 h 43 min)
Directed by  Alfred Hitchcock
Writer 
Composer  Roy Webb
Genres  Thriller, Drama, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

  • Year of production  1946
  • Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Local Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Revenue  $24,464,742
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Language  English


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Notorious woman of affairs... Adventurous man of the world

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.


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  • TMDb ID  303
  • Original Title  Notorious
  • Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Local Release Date  15 August 1946
  • Runtime  1 h 43 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Thriller, Drama, Romance
  • Director  Alfred Hitchcock
  • Producer  Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Keon
  • Director of Photography  Ted Tetzlaff
  • Original Music Composer  Roy Webb
  • Author  John Taintor Foote
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $2,000,000
  • Revenue  $24,464,742
  • IMDb Id  tt0038787
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The Philadelphia Story

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The Philadelphia Story
© 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) − All right reserved.

The Philadelphia Story

Poster for the movie "The Philadelphia Story"
Release Date  5 December 1940 (1 h 52 min)
Directed by  George Cukor
Writer 
Composer  Franz Waxman
Genres  Comedy, Romance
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord throws out her playboy husband C.K. Dexter Haven shortly after their marriage. Two years later, Tracy is about to marry respectable George Kittredge whilst Dexter has been working for "Spy" magazine. Dexter arrives at the Lord mansion the day before the wedding with journalist Mike Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie, determined to spoil things.

  • Year of production  1940
  • Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Local Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  English


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Overview

Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!

Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord throws out her playboy husband C.K. Dexter Haven shortly after their marriage. Two years later, Tracy is about to marry respectable George Kittredge whilst Dexter has been working for "Spy" magazine. Dexter arrives at the Lord mansion the day before the wedding with journalist Mike Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie, determined to spoil things.


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  • TMDb ID  981
  • Original Title  The Philadelphia Story
  • Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Local Release Date  5 December 1940
  • Runtime  1 h 52 min
  • Production  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Romance
  • Director  George Cukor
  • Producer  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Ruttenberg
  • Original Music Composer  Franz Waxman
  • Author 
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  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0032904
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Arsenic and Old Lace

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Arsenic and Old Lace
© 1944 Warner Bros. − All right reserved.

Arsenic and Old Lace

Poster for the movie "Arsenic and Old Lace"
Release Date  23 September 1944 (1 h 58 min)
Directed by  Frank Capra
Writer 
Composer  Max Steiner, Leo F. Forbstein
Genres  Comedy, Crime
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse.

  • Year of production  1944
  • Release Date  23 September 1944
  • Local Release Date  23 September 1944
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  $1,120,175
  • Language  English, German


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Overview

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

Mortimer Brewster is a newspaperman and author known for his diatribes against marriage. We watch him being married at city hall in the opening scene. Now all that is required is a quick trip home to tell Mortimer's two maiden aunts. While trying to break the news, he finds out his aunts' hobby; killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar. It gets worse.


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  • TMDb ID  212
  • Original Title  Arsenic and Old Lace
  • Release Date  23 September 1944
  • Local Release Date  23 September 1944
  • Runtime  1 h 58 min
  • Production  Warner Bros.
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English, German
  • Genres  Comedy, Crime
  • Director  Frank Capra
  • Producer  Frank Capra, Jack Warner
  • Director of Photography  Sol Polito
  • Original Music Composer  Max Steiner, Leo F. Forbstein
  • Author 
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  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,120,175
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0036613
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