The Light Touch

The Light Touch (1951)

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.

Data lansării
1951-12-06
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (10)
Durată
1 h 33 min
Genuri
Dramă, Crimă
Regizor
Richard Brooks

Distribuție

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The Light Touch is a 1951 American crime drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli and George Sanders. It was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Production

The original story written by Broadway producer Jed Harris and Tom Reed, titled "Crown of Thorns", was purchased by MGM in April 1950 for $60,000, with Pandro S. Berman assigned as producer.

The script was written by Richard Brooks, who also directed the film. Cary Grant was originally announced for role of Sam Conride, but the lead roles were ultimately assigned to Stewart Granger and Pier Angeli, who had both just signed long-term contracts with MGM.

Granger wrote in his memoirs that was forced to appear in the film to avoid studio suspension and that he had entered the project apprehensive about Brooks' reputation for belittling his actors.

Filming began in April 1951 on location in Taormina, Sicily and Tunis before returning to the MGM studios for two weeks, ending in early June. Writer Truman Capote was living in Taormina at the time of filming and persuaded Brooks to place him in a street scene. However, while screening the rough cut, Berman demanded the excision of frames showing Capote's face.

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