{"id":23629,"date":"2012-02-02T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T18:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23629"},"modified":"2023-11-18T00:39:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T07:39:57","slug":"how-to-steal-a-million-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23629","title":{"rendered":"How to Steal a Million (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Pappa, I keep telling you: when you sell a fake masterpiece, that is a crime!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Poster.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of an expert forger (Hugh Griffith) enlists the help of a man (Peter O&#8217;Toole) she believes is an art thief to steal back a forged statue loaned by her father to a local museum.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Audrey Hepburn Films<\/li>\n<li>Eli Wallach Films<\/li>\n<li>Hugh Griffith Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter O&#8217;Toole Films<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<li>William Wyler Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThirteen years after directing Audrey Hepburn in her Oscar-winning debut performance (for <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11713\"><em>Roman Holiday<\/em>)<\/a>, William Wyler re-teamed with Hepburn to make this stylish but disappointing Hitchcockian caper flick. The film&#8217;s primary flaw is its pacing: at more than two hours long, it simply drags, and takes far too long to get to its most exciting sequences (taking place during the heist in the museum). Once we&#8217;re finally there &#8212; and our would-be lovers find themselves stuck in a crammed closet, needing to find a way to break free and carry out their plan &#8212; the story becomes temporarily captivating, as we watch O&#8217;Toole&#8217;s character demonstrating immense presence of mind as a thief (even if this isn&#8217;t really his &#8220;true&#8221; identity). Hepburn is as lovely as ever in her palette of Givenchy outfits, but doesn&#8217;t bring anything new or interesting to her role; and a sub-plot involving millionaire Eli Wallach&#8217;s pursuit of Hepburn simply takes up precious screentime. This one is worth a look by fans of this particular genre, but be forewarned that it doesn&#8217;t quite succeed on all counts. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter O&#8217;Toole as Simon Dermott<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-OToole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-OToole.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"803\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-OToole.png 803w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-OToole-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-OToole-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The genuinely tense and fascinating extended &#8220;closet scene&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Closet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Closet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Closet.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Closet-128x59.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Closet-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine sets and outfits<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Givenchy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Givenchy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"803\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Givenchy.png 803w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Givenchy-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/How-to-Steal-a-Million-Givenchy-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look if you&#8217;re a fan of Hepburn or O&#8217;Toole. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0060522\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9E07E7D71E3DE43BBC4D52DFB166838D679EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/13579\/how-to-steal-a-million\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=6710\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/howsteal.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pappa, I keep telling you: when you sell a fake masterpiece, that is a crime!&#8221; Synopsis: The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of an expert forger (Hugh Griffith) enlists the help of a man (Peter O&#8217;Toole) she believes is an art thief to steal back a forged statue loaned by her father to a local museum. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Audrey Hepburn Films Eli Wallach Films Hugh Griffith Films Peter O&#8217;Toole Films Thieves and Criminals William Wyler Films Review: Thirteen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23629\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23629"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93369,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23629\/revisions\/93369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}