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Once a Thief (1965)

Once a Thief

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1h 42m

Crime, Drama, Thriller

April 24th, 1965

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Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.

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Cast

Alain Delon
Eddie Pedak
Ann-Margret
Kristine Pedak
Van Heflin
Inspector Mike Vido SFPD
Jack Palance
Walter Pedak
John Davis Chandler
James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman
Jeff Corey
Lt. Kebner SFPD
Steve Mitchell
Frank Kane
Tammy Locke
Kathy Pedak
Tony Musante
Cleveland 'Cleve' Shoenstein
Zekial Marko
Luke
Full cast & crew

Directors

Ralph Nelson
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jacques Bar
producer
(uncredited)
Fred Engel
associate producer
Ralph Nelson
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Zekial Marko
screenplay
Zekial Marko
novel
Full cast & crew

Taglines

CAUGHT! . . right in the middle between the killers and the cops!
- always a target, for either side of the law!
ONCE A THIEF...ALWAYS A TARGET with the cops on one side - the killers on the other!
All Taglines

Keywords

revenge
suspense
murder
All Keywords

Country of Origin

France
United States of America

Languages

English
Italian
Yue Chinese

Release Dates

April 24th, 1965 (France)
July 26th, 1965 (Germany) theatrical
April 24th, 1965 (Japan) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Once a Thief (original title)
Fui un ladrón (Argentina)
Millionenraub in San Francisco (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

299 9th Street, San Francisco, California, USA (Eddie walks into corner bar after getting parking ticket)
3 Peralta Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA (Insp. Vito's house)
42 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA (Police find Eddie's parked car)
All Locations

Running Times

102 min (Israel)
106 min ((UK))
107 min
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)

Distribution Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Argentina)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (France)
Pidax Film (Germany)
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