The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Webster and Laura took everything they wanted ... each other ... and a diamond worth $6.000.000.

1973•1h 44m•6.9/10

RomanceComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(17)

A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.

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Production

Bud Yorkin Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Tandem Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Webster McGee

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Laura Keaton

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Dave Reilly

Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Jackie Johnson

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

Gene Henderling

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Deams

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Zukovsky

Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra

Dynamite Hector

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Ted

John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Edmund Lasker

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Insurance Man

Margaret Fairchild

Mrs. Donner

Jack Manning

Jack Manning

Tom Preston

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Sgt. Del Conte

George Morfogen

George Morfogen

Rivera

Army Archerd

Army Archerd

Newsman (uncredited)

Ollie Ree Alridge

Maid (uncredited)

Kevin O'Neal

Kevin O'Neal

Copy Boy (uncredited)

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