Once a Thief (1965)
Directed by Ralph Nelson
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Caper |
Release Date - Jun 1, 1965 (USA), Sep 8, 1965 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 106 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Once a thief, always a thief. This is the sorry lot of Eddie (Alain Delon), an ex-convict who tries his best to go straight. He marries Kristine (Ann-Margret), who bears him a child. Seeking out a new start in San Francisco, Eddie is dogged by vengeful cop Vito (Van Heflin), who thinks that the ex-con shot him years earlier. Eddie is arrested by Vito for a crime committed by someone else. Though he is set free, he is unable to find work after the truth about his past is revealed. Kristine is forced to take a job in a strip joint (her costumes are frustratingly modest) to make ends meet, a fact that sends Eddie spiralling into a depression-and, ultimately one last caper, engineered by his brother (Jack Palance). The grim proceedings in Once a Thief were originally put down on paper by novelist Zekial Marko, who plays a small role in the screen version.
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ex-convict, brother, frame-up, police-officer, robbery, wife