The Thieves

The Thieves
The Thieves
	Theatrical release poster
Hangul	도둑들
Hanja	盜賊들
Revised Romanization	Dodukdeul
McCune–Reischauer	Todukdŭl
Directed by	Choi Dong-hoon
Written by	Choi Dong-hoon; Lee Ki-cheol;
Produced by	Ahn Soo-hyun
Starring	Kim Yoon-seok; Kim Hye-soo; Lee Jung-jae; Jun Ji-hyun; Simon Yam; Kim Hae-sook; Oh Dal-su; Kim Soo-hyun; Derek Tsang;
Cinematography	Choi Young-hwan
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Jang Young-gyu; Dalpalan;
Distributed by	Showbox/Mediaplex
Release date	July 25, 2012;
Running time	136 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean; Japanese; English; Mandarin; Cantonese;
Budget	US$14.1 million (₩15.2 billion)
Box office	US$86.7 million

The Thieves (Korean: 도둑들) is a 2012 South Korean heist action comedy film directed by Choi Dong-hoon with an ensemble cast.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

With over 12.9 million ticket sales, the action comedy is the tenth highest-grossing film in Korean film history.

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