---
title: 'Romance of a Horsethief (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Abraham Polonsky'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Yugoslavia'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/romance-of-a-horsethief-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067686/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Romance of a Horsethief (1971)

1971 · 101 min · Adventure, History · Yugoslavia, France, Italy, United States

Original title: Il romanzo di un ladro di cavalli

## Synopsis

Romance of a Horsethief is a 1971 French-Italian-Yugoslav adventure film directed by Abraham Polonsky. It is loosely based on the 1917 novel with the same name by Joseph Opatoshu.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [David Opatoshu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-opatoshu)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mort Shuman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mort-shuman)
- **Director:** [Abraham Polonsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-polonsky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Piero Portalupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-portalupi)
- **Editor:** [Kevin Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-connor)

## Cast

- [Yul Brynner](https://cinepixo.com/people/yul-brynner)
- [Oliver Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-tobias)
- [Henri Serre](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-serre)
- [Lainie Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lainie-kazan)
- [Jane Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-birkin)
- [Marilù Tolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilu-tolo)
- [Serge Gainsbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-gainsbourg)
- [David Opatoshu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-opatoshu)
- [Mort Shuman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mort-shuman)
- [Eli Wallach](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-wallach)
- [Alenka Rančić](https://cinepixo.com/people/alenka-rancic)
- [Linda Veras](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-veras)

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