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It Takes a Thief
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It Takes a Thief

1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

7.5 | NR | en | Drama

Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to work for them, he'll be released from prison. Alexander's dad, Alister, sometimes comes out of retirement as a thief to help his son on special jobs.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP24  Project X
Mar. 23,1970
Project X

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EP23  Beyond a Treasonable Doubt
Mar. 16,1970
Beyond a Treasonable Doubt

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EP22  An Evening with Alister Mundy
Mar. 09,1970
An Evening with Alister Mundy

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EP21  The Suzie Simone Caper
Mar. 02,1970
The Suzie Simone Caper

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EP20  To Sing a Song of Murder
Feb. 23,1970
To Sing a Song of Murder

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EP19  Situation Red
Feb. 09,1970
Situation Red

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EP18  Fortune City
Feb. 02,1970
Fortune City

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EP17  Touch of Magic
Jan. 26,1970
Touch of Magic

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EP16  The Steal-Driving Man
Jan. 19,1970
The Steal-Driving Man

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EP15  Nice Girls Marry Stockbrokers
Jan. 12,1970
Nice Girls Marry Stockbrokers

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EP14  The Scorpio Drop
Dec. 25,1969
The Scorpio Drop

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EP13  To Lure a Man
Dec. 18,1969
To Lure a Man

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EP12  The Old Who Came in from the Spy
Dec. 11,1969
The Old Who Came in from the Spy

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EP11  The Second Time Around
Dec. 04,1969
The Second Time Around

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EP10  A Friend in Deed
Nov. 27,1969
A Friend in Deed

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EP9  The King of Thieves
Nov. 20,1969
The King of Thieves

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EP8  Payoff in the Piazza
Nov. 13,1969
Payoff in the Piazza

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EP7  The Three Virgins of Rome
Nov. 06,1969
The Three Virgins of Rome

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EP6  The Blue, Blue Danube
Oct. 30,1969
The Blue, Blue Danube

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EP5  Flowers from Alexander
Oct. 23,1969
Flowers from Alexander

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EP4  The Great Casino Caper
Oct. 16,1969
The Great Casino Caper

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EP3  The Beautiful People
Oct. 09,1969
The Beautiful People

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EP2  Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars?
Oct. 02,1969
Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars?

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EP1  Saturday Night in Venice
Sep. 25,1969
Saturday Night in Venice

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7.5 | NR | en | Drama , Action & Adventure | More Info
Released: 1968-01-09 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to work for them, he'll be released from prison. Alexander's dad, Alister, sometimes comes out of retirement as a thief to help his son on special jobs.

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Reviews

shakspryn Other reviewers have done an excellent job on the big picture of this fine series. I want to comment on a particular aspect, Al Mundy as a suave secret agent and a champion ladies' man. A big part of the appeal of the 1960's Bond films was that Bond had a hearty appreciation for attractive women. "Thief," with the handsome and charismatic Robert Wagner in the title role, emphasized this aspect of his secret agent adventures.Each week, there would be a beautiful woman as guest star, and usually there would be some romantic sparks with Al. Some women did more than one guest appearance. It was a fun aspect of the show.Now, jump ahead about a decade, to Wagner in "Hart to Hart." In that show, he's married to Stefanie Powers. Casanova is safely domesticated. I think the network people thought this change was more sensitive, or something. The result, to me, was a dull show. Thank goodness that there was no Mrs. Mundy to squelch the great Al!
aimless-46 "It Takes A Thief" is a bit dated and probably only of interest to those who recall watching it years ago. The 1968-1970 ABC show was inspired by Cary Grant's debonair jewel thief in the film "To Catch A Thief". Professional thief Alexander Mundy (Robert Wagner) gets an offer to work for the SIA (a covert U.S. government spy agency). Mundy does not simply dismiss the offer out of hand as he is doing time and the government is offering him limited freedom (house arrest confinement in a Washington mansion between missions) in exchange for allowing them to utilize his considerable skills as a thief.While not on the level of classics like "77 Sunset Strip", the show's first two seasons followed the wonderful tradition of 1960's action/adventure/spy shows by casting a different hot "young" starlet in each episode (except episodes 1.12, 2.11, 2.12, 2.14 & 2.15). The show went strangely gay for its third and "final season", replacing this practice with evocative shots of Robert Wagner and in the process losing its original audience.The set includes all 65 regular episodes and two versions of the pilot episode. Despite the complaints the packaging I received was not bad, much better the standard Mill Creek release. Each season has its own folder with individual pockets for each disc. Resolution is decent for the first two seasons, but since most older viewers first saw this as a grainy ABC broadcast, the resolution might cause an even more nostalgic reaction.The resolution is much worse on the Season Three episodes but those episodes were staggeringly moronic and completely lacking in eye candy, so the poor film stock or whatever washed out the print did not ruin anything of any quality. The third season episodes are bad but not bad enough to work as mockfest material. Watch for the steady parade of ancient actresses with mega makeup, perhaps they provided the financing to keep things going for another week in exchange for the opportunity to take a working vacation at some exotic foreign location and a chance to encourage Wagner to unbutton his shirt a bit more. Fortunately the first two seasons provide enough entertainment to justify the price, even if you simply trash the third season.DVD set extras are a booklet, a 4-piece coaster set (why?) and interviews with Robert Wagner (he is not asked if he killed Natalie) and with Glen Larson. Larson was associated with the series for its entire run, mostly as an associate producer but occasionally as a writer, particularly during season three. In fact, when you find a particular episode especially boring it is a fair bet that it is one that Larson wrote. It is believed that he was the Coen Brothers' model for the Digby Sellers character in "The Big Lebowski".Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
shakadula "Every time I open a refrigerator I'll think of you". Line from one of the better shows. Anyway, I noticed that there are DVDs available over the web. Anyone fish into these? Are they good quality? I called one of the sites and they couldn't tell me if the DVDs were created from the master tapes or just if they were created off the air. I decided to steer clear since the cost was about $80.00 and I'm sure they would want to receive the funds before they ship. I created DVDs from my taped shows but I'm not sure I have the full episodes and I am missing 1; "Mad in Japan". Not a great one but I am missing it and want to have the complete collection. Anyone still care about ITAT?
svgarvin7 Every girl and woman had a crush on RJ back then--he was so f*****g suave! I loved this show and the premise, it was always intriguing. I always had a crush on Fred Astaire as well and when he joined the show, I thought, perfect casting. I will always have a soft spot for Malachi Thorne, I loved his mellifluous voice. I recall one particular episode that guest starred the beautiful, not to mention Black actress, Marilyn McCoo (5th Dimensions). Up until that point, RJ interacted with many women, but here was definite chemistry and I was sooooo disappointed that they wimped out on the kiss--Ar! As a young Puerto Rican woman, I knew this was a pivotal moment on TV that would have opened the doors to race relations on programming and they just didn't have the guts to do it--such a shame. Talk about missed moments. BTW, I was only 13-14 then. Get this out on DVD already so RJ and MT can make the talk show circuits. This can be remade with RJ playing MT's role--that would be fun.

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