
How to Steal a Million
1966 · Movie · NR · 123 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
In Paris, a young woman races to remove a valuable statue from a museum before it can be examined and expose a family secret. With the help of a charming stranger, she dives into a high-society caper full of close calls, clever tricks, and unexpected sparks.
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-07-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (661 votes)
- Budget
- $6,400,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, stylish romantic caper with witty back-and-forth and mild suspense, in the spirit of Roman Holiday or To Catch a Thief; Not for you if you need a serious, realistic heist.
Pros: charming romantic banter; playful museum heist; Parisian elegance | Cons: slow to start; silly premise; a bit overlong
Themes
- insurance fraud
- theft
- art thief
- swinging 60s
- caper comedy
- art museum
- forgery
Cast & crew

Audrey Hepburn
as Nicole Bonnet

Peter O'Toole
as Simon Dermott

Eli Wallach
as Davis Leland

Hugh Griffith
as Charles Bonnet

Charles Boyer
as Bernard De Solnay

Fernand Gravey
as Grammont

Marcel Dalio
as Senior Paravideo

Jacques Marin
as Chief Guard

Moustache
as Guard

Roger Tréville
as Auctioneer
Directed by William Wyler