The Thief of Paris (Le Voleur)

Le Voleur (The Thief of Paris) is a 1967 French-Italian co-production directed by Louis Malle. Described in various places as a crime, heist, adventure and comedy film, it is in French and runs about 120 minutes. It has been released in Portugal as O Ladrão de Paris, in Brazil as O Ladrão Aventureiro and in Germany as Der Dieb von Paris. United Artists is credited as the production company.

The story centres on a professional thief in turn-of-the-century Paris, Georges Randal, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo. It follows his burglaries and his ongoing relationship with his cousin Charlotte (Geneviève Bujold). The cast also includes well-known French actors such as Marie Dubois, Charles Denner, Julien Guiomar and Bernadette Lafont, along with Françoise Fabian and Marlène Jobert. Christian de Tilière, Christian Lude, Fernand Guiot and Jacques Debary also appear on the cast list.

The film is adapted from Georges Darien's 1897 novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Malle, Jean-Claude Carrière and Daniel Boulanger. It opened in France on 22 February 1967 and drew 1,225,555 admissions there; its West German premiere was on 6 October 1967. It was also entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.