---
title: 'The Thief (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pavel Chukhray'
released: '1997-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-thief-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124207/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Thief (1997)

1997 · 96 min · Drama, Crime · Russia

Original title: Вор

## Synopsis

The Thief is a 1997 Russian drama film written and directed by Pavel Chukhray. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing. Also winner of the International Youth Jury's prize, the President of the Italian Senate's gold medal, and the UNICEF Award at the 1997 Venice Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pavel Chukhray](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-chukhray)
- **Screenplay:** [Pavel Chukhray](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-chukhray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Dashkevich](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-dashkevich)
- **Producer:** [Sergey Kozlov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-kozlov), [Igor Tolstunov](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-tolstunov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vladimir Klimov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-klimov)
- **Editor:** [Natalya Kucherenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalya-kucherenko), [Marina Dobryanskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-dobryanskaya)

## Cast

- [Mikhail Filipchuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikhail-filipchuk) as Саня
- [Vladimir Mashkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-mashkov) as Толян
- [Yekaterina Rednikova](https://cinepixo.com/people/yekaterina-rednikova) as Катя
- [Yury Belyayev](https://cinepixo.com/people/yury-belyayev)

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