The Thief
“He'll steal your heart!”
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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Cast
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Vladimir Mashkov
Tolyan
Known for
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Behind Enemy Lines
Yekaterina Rednikova
Katya
Known for
Archangel
Home
Mikhail Filipchuk
Sanya
Also in
Sympathy Seeker
Evening Bell
Yuri Belyayev
Old Sanya
Known for
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
Amaliya Mordvinova
Doctor's wife
Known for
Radio Day
Generation P
Natalya Pozdnyakova
Бухгалтерша
Also in
Ulterior Motives
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
Lidiya Savchenko
Aunt Tanya
Also in
Such a Short Long Life
Fast Train
Anatoliy Koshcheev
Known for
Major Grom
Bummer 2
Anna Shtukaturova
the limping girl
Known for
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament of the Emperor
Ervand Arzumanyan
Accountant
Known for
Ordinary Miracle
Olga Pashkova
Actress
Also in
Ono
Burial of the Rats
Dima Chigaryov
Teenage Sanya
No other roles listed
Pavel Chukhray Director · Vladimir Klimov Cinematographer Natalya Kucherenko Editor
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $2M · United States release July 17, 1998
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,126,506
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Canal+
Production
CNC
Production
Productions Le Pont
Production
Roissy Films
Production
Russian State Committee for Cinematography
Production
Profit
Production
Russia · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Вор
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 1997
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Russia · October 13, 1997
Theatrical
United States · July 17, 1998
Theatrical
Argentina
April 2, 1999 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Germany
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
September 11, 1998 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
Spain
March 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 1, 1998 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 17, 1998 · Theatrical
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