The Thief
Вор
“He'll steal your heart!”
Synopsis
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...
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Bop / Vor (The Thief) Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2009-08-31
Top Cast
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Vladimir Mashkov
Tolyan
Yekaterina Rednikova
Katya
Mikhail Filipchuk
Sanya
Yuri Belyayev
Old Sanya
Amaliya Mordvinova
Doctor's wife
Natalya Pozdnyakova
Бухгалтерша
Lidiya Savchenko
Aunt Tanya
Anatoliy Koshcheev
Anna Shtukaturova
the limping girl
Ervand Arzumanyan
Accountant
Olga Pashkova
Actress
Dima Chigaryov
Teenage Sanya
Lyudmila Selyanskaya
Alcoholic woman
Galina Petrova
Varvara
Evgeniy Popov
Aleksandr Dedyushko
Yuriy Mitrofanov
Stepan Starchikov
Release History & Theatrical Window
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Festival / Special Debut
July 17, 1998
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$2M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.1M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.56x
-$873K deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Pavel Chukhray
- Screenplay & Story
- Pavel Chukhray
- Original Score
- Vladimir Dashkevich
- Original Title
- Вор
- Country of Origin
- Russia, France
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Production Budget
- $2M
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.1M
- Production Studios
- Canal+, CNC, Productions Le Pont, Roissy Films, Russian State Committee for Cinematography, Profit
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Pavel Chukhray
Pavel Chukhray
Vladimir Dashkevich
Vladimir Klimov
Natalya Kucherenko, Marina Dobryanskaya
Igor Tolstunov, Sergey Kozlov
Department Leadership Roster
Igor Tolstunov
Producer
Pavel Chukhray
Director
Pavel Chukhray
Writer
Natalya Kucherenko
Editor
Marina Dobryanskaya
Editor
Natalya Moneva
Costume Design
Viktor Petrov
Production Design
Vladimir Klimov
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Thief
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What is The Thief about?
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...
Who directed The Thief?
The Thief was directed by Pavel Chukhray.
Who stars in The Thief?
The principal cast of The Thief includes Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Mikhail Filipchuk, Yuri Belyayev, Amaliya Mordvinova.
When was The Thief released and how long is it?
The Thief was released in 1997 with a total runtime of 1h 36m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Thief?
The Thief had a reported production budget of $2M and grossed $1.1M at the worldwide box office (0.56 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for The Thief?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Thief was composed by Vladimir Dashkevich.
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Thief?
The Thief holds official age classifications: US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).