Review of To Catch a Thief (1955) by Anja R — 09 Aug 2009

Beautiful movie but not as good as I thought it would be.

This review of To Catch a Thief (1955) was written by Anja R on 09 Aug 2009.

To Catch a Thief has generally received very positive reviews.

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