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The King's Thief (1955) [NR]

Featuring:
Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven

Written by:
Robert Hardy Andrews
Christopher Knopf

Directed by:
Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese


Release Date:
August 5, 1955

Original Title:
The King's Thief

Alternate Titles:
A király tolvaja
El capitán del Rey
El ladrón del rey
Hotul Regelui
Il ladro del re
Kongens tyv
Kongens tyveknægt
Królewski złodziej
Kungens tjuv
Kuninkaan varas
Le voleur du Roi
O Ladrão do Rei
Saltanat hırsızları
Ο κλέφτης του βασιλέως

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | History | Romance

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  US: NR 

Runtime: 78

A romance inspired by a true story of a soldier of fortune!

Overview from TheMovieDB

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

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Overview from Open Movies

Lady Mary's father is innocently accused of treason and is executed. It is the King's evil chancellor, the Duke of Brampton, who has found a way of getting rich by accusing wealthy nobles of treason, having them killed, and then expropriating part of their fortune along with their troops. Lady Mary travels to London to meet the Duke, and at the same time, meets the daring and handsome highwayman Michael Dermott. Dermott has stolen the Duke's notebook where the list of targeted noblemen has been written down. The Duke is very anxious to get his notebook back.

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The King's Thief (1955) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.8/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Malcolm Brown
Cedric Gibbons

Assistant Director:
Robert Saunders

Cinematography:
Robert H. Planck

Conductor:
Miklós Rózsa

Costume Design:
Walter Plunkett

Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Hugo Fregonese

Editor:
John McSweeney Jr.

Hair Designer:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Artist:
John Truwe
William Tuttle

Matte Painter:
Matthew Yuricich

Musician:
Uan Rasey
Milton Raskin
Virginia Majewski
Alex Alexander
Jack Marshall
Max Rabinowitz
Si Zentner

Orchestrator:
Eugene Zador

Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa

Other:
Joan Joseff

Producer:
Edwin H. Knopf

Second Unit Director:
Yakima Canutt

Set Decoration:
Richard Pefferle
Edwin B. Willis

Sound:
James Brock

Sound Editor:
Ed Haight
Scott Perry Sr.
John Lipow

Special Effects:
Warren Newcombe

Story:
Robert Hardy Andrews

Stunts:
Joe Canutt

Unit Manager:
Al Shenberg

Writer:
Christopher Knopf

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