The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Roger Tréville
- Auctioneer
- (as Roger Treville)
Edward Malin
- Insurance Clerk
- (as Eddie Malin)
Georg Stanford Brown
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Louise Chevalier
- Cleaning Woman
- (uncredited)
Rémy Longa
- Young Man
- (uncredited)
Pierre Mirat
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Jacques Ramade
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Olga Valéry
- Lady with the dog
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWalter Matthau was the first choice for the Eli Wallach part but was asking $200,000, so the producers opted for the less expensive George C. Scott. Scott had been on the set for a few weeks before shooting began. However, on his first day of shooting, he didn't show up until after lunch, and director William Wyler decided to fire him. He was already finding it difficult to handle two heavy drinkers, Peter O'Toole and Hugh Griffith, and the prospect of a third was just too overwhelming. On hearing of Scott's removal from the production, Audrey Hepburn became quite inconsolable.
- GoofsWhen Bonnet gives the curator the statue, the curator touches the white marble with his bare hands. A real curator would never touch a marble work of art with bare hands, as the oils from the skin can stain the marble, turning it yellow. Curators always wear white gloves before touching any work of art.
- Quotes
[Nicole describes the burglar to her Papa]
Nicole Bonnet: Well, it was pitch dark and there he was. Tall, blue eyes, slim, quite good-looking... in a brutal, mean way, Papa. A terrible man!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
In the score when the statue is transported to the museum
Featured review
A charming adventure comedy. It revolves around good-hearted art forgery and the need to set thing right. The basic plot is rather implausible, but it hardly matters. There is a great chemistry between the primary characters and the story is pleasantly devoid of attributes that would prevent the film from being enjoyed by anybody from 10 years-old and up. The blend of mild suspense, gentle comedy and a bit of romance is not too intellectually provocative, but it makes for great fun. It's a film I can sit down an watch with my teenage daughter, my younger son, my wife and my mother, and everybody has a good time and comes away feeling better than when they sat down.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- William Wyler's How to Steal a Million
- Filming locations
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France(Bonnet's house at junction Rue Parmentier & Boulevard Bineau, now demolished)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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