The King's Thief
5.8
“A romance inspired by a true story of a soldier of fortune!”
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
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Cast
42 people
Ann Blyth
Lady Mary
Known for
Mildred Pierce
Brute Force
Edmund Purdom
Michael Dermott
Known for
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
The Egyptian
David Niven
James - Duke of Brampton
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
George Sanders
King Charles II
Known for
The Jungle Book
Rebecca
Roger Moore
Jack
Known for
Live and Let Die
The Quest
John Dehner
Captain Herrick
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
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Sean McClory
Sheldon
Known for
Them!
The Quiet Man
Tudor Owen
Simon
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Brigadoon
Melville Cooper
Henry Wynch
Known for
Rebecca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Alan Mowbray
Sir Gilbert Talbot
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Terror by Night
Rhys Williams
Turnkey
Known for
Johnny Guitar
The Spiral Staircase
Joan Elan
Charity Fell
Also in
Jane Eyre
Darby's Rangers
Robert Z. Leonard Director · Christopher Knopf Writer Robert Hardy Andrews Story
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $1.6M · United States release August 5, 1955
Box office
Budget
$1,577,000
Worldwide gross
$1,549,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 5, 1955
Theatrical
United States
August 12, 1955 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
Denmark
November 23, 1959 · Theatrical
Finland
April 13, 1956 · Theatrical
France
December 9, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
March 30, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
July 6, 1988 · TV · East German TV premiere
Portugal
August 13, 1957 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 21, 1955 · Theatrical · Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg
Spain
July 25, 1979 · TV · TV premiere
Sweden
February 20, 1956 · Theatrical
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