The Thief of Paris

The Thief of Paris
American poster for The Thief of Paris
Directed by	Louis Malle
Written by	Jean-Claude Carrière Louis Malle
Produced by	Georges Laurent J.F. Malle Alain Quefféléan
Starring	Jean-Paul Belmondo Geneviève Bujold
Cinematography	Henri Lanoë
Edited by	Jacques Saulnier
Music by	Henri Lanoë
Production companies	Nouvelles Éditions de Films Les Productions Artistes Associés Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Distributed by	Les Artistes Associés
Release date	22 February 1967 (1967-02-22)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$9.2 million[1] 1,225,555 admissions (France)[2]

The Thief of Paris (Le voleur) is a 1967 French crime film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a professional thief (Georges Randal) at the turn of the century in Paris. The film is based on a book of the same title by Georges Darien.

The story centers on his burglaries as well as his ongoing relationship with his cousin Charlotte (Geneviève Bujold). It also features other well-known French actors including Marie Dubois, Charles Denner and Bernadette Lafont. The film had 1,225,555 admissions in France.^[3] It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.