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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)
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Add to a movie listThe 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.Actors
Ryan O'Neal
(Webster McGee)
Jacqueline Bisset
(Laura Keaton)
Warren Oates
(Dave Reilly)
Jill Clayburgh
(Jackie Johnson)
Ned Beatty
(Deams)
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