In this elegant "caper" film, Audrey Hepburn stars as the daughter of a wealthy Parisian (
Hugh Griffith),
whose hobby is copying famous works of art. His replica of a famed
Cellini sculpture is inadvertently displayed in an art museum, and he
begins to worry that he'll lose his reputation once the experts evaluate
the statuette. Audrey decides to rob the museum, and hires a burglar (
Peter O'Toole)
for that purpose. But the burglar is really a detective, who has every
intention of arresting Audrey and her father when the deed is done. All
style and little substance,
How to Steal a Million is consummately acted by the stars, but the film is stolen hands-down by a "double take" reaction from French comic actor
Moustache. The film was originally titled
How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily Ever After, which gave the whole game away and thus was pared down before release.
