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The Light Touch poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.3 / 100
1951·Crime / Drama / Romance·1h 33m

THE LIGHT TOUCH

“If she knew what he was, she'd never given him her youth and innocence!”

After a professional art thief steals a religious painting from an Italian museum, he tries to cheat his partner by claiming the painting was accidentally destroyed but his suspicious partner and the police are determined to find it.

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Richard Brooks·DirectorRichard Brooks·ScreenplayJed Harris·StoryRobert Surtees·Director of PhotographyMiklós Rózsa·Original Music ComposerGeorge Boemler·Editor
Cast
Stewart Granger·Sam ConridePier Angeli·Anna VasarriGeorge Sanders·Felix GuignolKurt Kasznar·Mr. AramescuJoseph Calleia·Lt. MassiroLarry Keating·Mr. R. F. HawkleyRhys Williams·Mr. MacWadeNorman Lloyd·AntonMike Mazurki·CharlesBen Astar·Hamadi Mahmoud
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 2
Richard Brooks·DirectorCarl Roup·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Richard Brooks·ScreenplayJed Harris·StoryTom Reed·Story
Camera· 1
Robert Surtees·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
George Boemler·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Miklós Rózsa·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionGabriel Scognamillo·Art DirectionHelen Rose·Costume DesignF. Keogh Gleason·Set DecorationEdwin B. Willis·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Pandro S. Berman·Producer
By the Numbers
58.3
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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