---
title: 'Thieves Like Us (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Altman'
released: '1974-02-11'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thieves-like-us-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072274/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thieves Like Us (1974)

1974 · R · 118 min · Drama, Crime, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Thieves Like Us is a 1974 American crime film, set in the United States of the 1930s. It was directed by Robert Altman and starred Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edward Anderson, which also supplied source material for the 1948 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray. The Altman film sticks much closer to the book. The supporting cast includes Louise Fletcher and Tom Skerritt.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Joan Tewkesbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-tewkesbury), [Robert Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-altman), [Calder Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/calder-willingham)
- **Director:** [Robert Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-altman)
- **Producer:** [Robert Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-altman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jean Boffety](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-boffety)
- **Editor:** [Lou Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-lombardo)

## Cast

- [John Schuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-schuck)
- [Keith Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-carradine)
- [Bert Remsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-remsen)
- [Shelley Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-duvall)
- [Louise Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-fletcher)
- [Joan Tewkesbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-tewkesbury)
- [Tom Skerritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-skerritt)

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