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title: 'The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bud Yorkin'
released: '1973-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-thief-who-came-to-dinner-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070794/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

1973 · 104 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Thief Who Came to Dinner is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin. Based on the novel by Terrence Lore Smith, the film stars Ryan O'Neal and Jacqueline Bisset, with Charles Cioffi, Warren Oates, Austin Pendleton, Ned Beatty, Michael Murphy and, in an early screen appearance, Jill Clayburgh.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bud Yorkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-yorkin)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henry Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-mancini)
- **Producer:** [Norman Lear](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-lear)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philip H. Lathrop](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-h-lathrop)

## Cast

- [Jacqueline Bisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-bisset)
- [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien)
- [Jill Clayburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-clayburgh)
- [John Hillerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hillerman)
- [Alan Oppenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-oppenheimer)
- [George Morfogen](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-morfogen)
- [Charles Cioffi](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-cioffi)
- [Ryan O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-o-neal)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Gregory Sierra](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sierra)
- [Warren Oates](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-oates)
- [Ned Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-beatty)
- [Michael Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-murphy)

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