RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

viciouslollipop I caught this movie last night on TCM while channel-surfing around...I have always been a big fan of James Coburn and had never seen this(I was born the year, 1973,before it came out). It was a really neat little flick about pickpockets from different generations working together...it is almost like a time capsule watching the places, fashions, and particulars from that era. The story was engaging and it was well-shot;the acting was also good from all four principals(Coburn, Pidgeon, Sarrazin, and Van de Vere). I tend to agree with several of the posters in that this movie probably could not be made today, or it would be a direct to video affair. Character studies and dialogue driven movies are almost niche films by some of todays standards. All in all, if you are a film fan it is definitely worth checking out(if just for the contrasts in styles from the mid 60's/late 70's to today:)

wenonajo i was an extra, in the crowd. the last scenes. were filmed, during an equestrian horse show, in salt lake city, Utah. it was interesting, to see all the production crew and cameras. an add was in the paper, to show up, and be a member of the crowd. so i went. we were given coupons, for hamburgers and drinks. it was a long time ago, but i sure remember it. when i went to the movie, in a theater, i swear i saw myself. it was the last scenes of the movie, where they caught "harry". the people filled the stands, on one side only. it took most of the day, to film it. there were trucks and cameras, and they kept telling you, if you saw a camera, to not look, at it. it was very interesting, and i am glad i went to do this.

dgz78 This is a nice film that would have to be made by an independent today because it wouldn't have the blockbuster potential studios are looking for. Or the studio would add too much sex and violence to appeal to today's targeted demographics.As someone who first saw Walter Pidgeon as Cinderella's father when I was 9 years old, it was a shock to see him as a drug sniffing thief when I was in college. The scene where he gets caught was heartbreaking. He and Coburn are so smooth here you almost feel sorry for Sarrazin and Van Devere. They may look better but Coburn and Pidgeon are the better actors.The story is interesting because you don't see many movies about pickpockets. Heck, everything i know about pickpocketing I learned from this movie. They made it look easy and fun, or at least easy once you spend a lot of time practicing.One thing I've always wondered is how many people became pickpockets after watching this movie. At least it's better than other forms of crime.I hope it comes out on DVD since it's better than a lot of the stuff the studios put out today.

highlander3412 This Movie is Fantastic, the acting is great . It was shot in Victoria B.C. and Seattle.It shows our city Victoria how it use to look in 1973 and has a very to real story line. IF any one should be thinking on traveling to different cities this movie is the one to watch on how people are taken back to the fact of people being the victim of theft.This movie is a great way on how to protect yourself from these people before they get to you.