Once a Thief

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Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.

Aliases (1)
  • Scratch a Thief ×1

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
crime drama film
film
basedOn Scratch a Thief
Zekial Marko
cinematographyBy Loyal Griggs
countryOfOrigin United States
director Ralph Nelson
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Fredric Steinkamp
filmColor color
filmingLocation San Francisco
genre crime film
drama film
neo-noir
hasCastMember Alain Delon
Ann-Margret
Jack Palance
Jeffrey Byron
Van Heflin
hasCinematographer Loyal Griggs
hasComposer Lalo Schifrin
hasEditor Fredric Steinkamp
language English
mainCharacter Eddie Pedak
Kristine Pedak
Mike Vido
musicBy Lalo Schifrin
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An ex-convict tries to go straight but is drawn back into crime by his past associates and a vengeful detective.
producer Ralph Nelson
productionCompany Ralph Nelson Productions
releaseDate 1965-09-01
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1965
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Zekial Marko
setting San Francisco
starring Alain Delon
Ann-Margret
Jack Palance
Jeffrey Byron
Van Heflin

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Once a Thief ("Scratch a Thief")
basedOn
Ralph Nelson
directed
Ralph Nelson
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