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The Thief Who Came to Dinner is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Bud Yorkin released in USA on 1 march 1973 with Ryan O'Neal

The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
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Released in USA 1 march 1973
Length 1h41
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Comedy thriller,    Romance
Rating61% 3.053083.053083.053083.053083.05308

The Thief Who Came to Dinner is a 1973 comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and based on the novel by Terrence Lore Smith. The film stars Ryan O'Neal and Jacqueline Bisset, with Charles Cioffi, Warren Oates, and in an early appearance, Jill Clayburgh.

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Webster McGee (Ryan O'Neal) is a computer programmer who abruptly quits his job and adopts a life of crime as a jewel thief in Houston, Texas.

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