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The Happy Thieves is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Marshall released in USA on 1 january 1962 with Rita Hayworth
The Happy Thieves (1962)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1962
Length 1h28
Directed by George Marshall
OriginUSA
Themes Heist films
Rating52%
The Happy Thieves is a 1961 American crime/comedy-drama film starring Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth and directed by George Marshall. The film is based on the novel The Oldest Confession by Richard Condon. The film was poorly received, with star Harrison later describing it as 'absolute rubbish'.
Synopsis
A painting belonging to Duchess Blanca is stolen from a castle in Spain by the clever Jim Bourne and his partner in crime, Eve Lewis. It is stolen from the thieves, however, by Dr. Munoz, the cousin of the duchess.Actors
Rita Hayworth
(Eve Lewis)
Rex Harrison
(Jimmy Bourne)
Joseph Wiseman
(Jean Marie Calbert)
Alida Valli
(Duchess Blanca)
Grégoire Aslan
(Dr. Victor Muñoz)
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