---
title: 'The Happy Thieves (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Marshall'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-happy-thieves-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056057/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Happy Thieves (1961)

1961 · 88 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Happy Thieves is a 1961 American crime/comedy-drama film starring Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth, and directed by George Marshall. The film is based on the novel The Oldest Confession by Richard Condon. The film was poorly received, with star Harrison later describing it as "absolute rubbish".

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [John Gay](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gay)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Producer:** [James Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hill)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Beeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-beeson)
- **Editor:** [Oswald Hafenrichter](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-hafenrichter)

## Cast

- [Grégoire Aslan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregoire-aslan)
- [Britt Ekland](https://cinepixo.com/people/britt-ekland)
- [Virgilio Teixeira](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgilio-teixeira)
- [Peter Illing](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-illing)
- [Rex Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-harrison)
- [Joseph Wiseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-wiseman)
- [Gerard Tichy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-tichy)
- [Rita Hayworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-hayworth)
- [George Rigaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rigaud)
- [Alida Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/alida-valli)

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