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It Takes a Thief (1960)

It Takes a Thief

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12

1h 41m

Crime, Drama, Thriller

May 17th, 1960

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Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (Anthony Quayle) decides to keep the loot.

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Cast

Jayne Mansfield
Billy
Anthony Quayle
Jim
Carl Möhner
Kristy
Peter Reynolds
Buddy
John Bennett
Spider
Barbara Mullen
Ma Piper
Peter Pike
'Joey'
Robert Brown
Bob Crowther
Dermot Walsh
Detective Sergeant Willis
Edward Judd
Detective Sergeant Gittens
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Gilling
Full cast & crew

Producers

John Temple-Smith
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Gilling
original story
John Gilling
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The fabulous Jayne. A terrific draw in any situation !

Keywords

surprise ending
bank robbery
kidnapping
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 27th, 1961 (Denmark)
May 17th, 1961 (France) (Paris)
January 12th, 1961 (Germany)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Challenge (original title)
Sie pfiff und die Kerle kuschten (Austria)
A Mulher que Soube Amar (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Hamilton Road, Brentford, Middlesex, UK (Jim's house)
Longmoor military railway, Longmoor Military Camp, Hampshire, England, UK
Twickenham Studios, London, England, UK (studio) (studio: made at)

Running Times

101 min
101 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Alexandra (present)
Alexandra Films (Bulgaria)

Distribution Companies

J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Sinister Cinema (United States of America)
Steeplechase Entertainment (United States of America)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

The Orchestra Cine Musica of London (music with)
The Players Management (by arrangement with)

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