It Takes a Thief
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It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Takes a Thief canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterType | professional thief ⓘ |
| character |
Alexander Mundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alistair Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Roland Kibbee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | syndication ⓘ |
| employingOrganizationInPlot | U.S. government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Roland Kibbee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1968
ⓘ
January 9, 1968 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Switch ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Look, Al, I’m not asking you to spy. I’m just asking you to steal. ⓘ |
| hasTheme | reluctant hero working for government in exchange for freedom ⓘ |
| lastAired |
1970
ⓘ
March 24, 1970 ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Robert Wagner as Alexander Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGuestStar | Fred Astaire as Alistair Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 66 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRun | 1968–1970 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A suave professional thief is released from prison to work for a U.S. government agency in exchange for his freedom. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Alexander Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | professional thief ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Cold War era ⓘ |
| starring |
Fred Astaire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malachi Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
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