The Good Thief

Name: The Good Thief
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 2003-04-25
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Nutsa Kukhianidze, Ouassini Embarek, Tchéky Karyo, Marc Lavoine, Nick Nolte

IMDb ID: tt0281820 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.4 (11,152 votes)

Genres: Action · Crime · Drama

An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Good Thief
Canada: The Good Thief (English)
Denmark: The Good Thief
United Kingdom: The Good Thief
Ireland: The Good Thief (English)
India: The Good Thief (English)
New Zealand: The Good Thief (English)
Sweden: The Good Thief
United States: The Good Thief
South Africa: The Good Thief (English)
Hungary: A jó rabló
Germany: Der Dieb von Monte Carlo
Canada: Double Down (English, Working Title)
Spain: El buen ladrón
Japan: Gamble Play (English)
Serbia: Kockar
France: L'homme de la Riviera
Latvia: Labais Zaglis
Brazil: Lance de Sorte
Canada: Le dernier coup de Monsieur Bob (French)
Canada: Le dernier coup de Mr Bob (French, DVD Title)
Portugal: O Bom Ladrão
Brazil: O Grande Ladrão (Festival Title)
Greece: O kalos kleftis (transliterated title)
Poland: Podwójny blef
Lithuania: Sąžiningas vagis
Finland: The Good Thief - tuplakeikka
Finland: The Good Thief - Tuplakeikka (video box title)
United States: The Honest Thief (Working Title)
Italy: Triplo gioco
Argentina: Un gran ladrón
Mexico: Un Gran Ladrón
Greece: Ο καλός κλέφτης
Ukraine: Гарний злодій
Bulgaria: Добродетелен крадец (Bulgarian)
Russia: Хороший вор
Japan: ギャンブル・プレイ (Japanese)
China: 义贼鲍伯 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 宝刀未老 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 義賊鮑伯
The Honest ThiefContent RatingRRelease Date2003-04-25Runtime109 minutesMetascore68IMDb Popularity0User Reviews105Critic Reviews69Countries / RegionsIreland
United Kingdom
France
CanadaLanguagesEnglish
French
ArabicKeywordsmonte carlo
heist
casino
gambler
prostituteFilming LocationsLe Bar-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, FranceProduction CompaniesAlliance Atlantis Communications
Double Down Productions Ltd.
Metropolitan FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281820/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0281820.jpgUpdated At2025-07-29T00:07:53

Directors

Neil Jordan

Writers

Auguste Le Breton
Jean-Pierre Melville
Neil Jordan

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Nutsa Kukhianidze | Character: Anne
Actor: Ouassini Embarek | Character: Said
Actor: Tchéky Karyo | Character: Roger
Actor: Marc Lavoine | Character: Remi
Actor: Nick Nolte | Character: Bob Montagnet
Actor: Gérard Darmon | Character: Raoul
Actor: Saïd Taghmaoui | Character: Paulo
Actor: Patricia Kell | Character: Yvonne
Actor: Julien Maurel | Character: Philippe
Actor: Emir Kusturica | Character: Vladimir
Actor: Roland Munter | Character: Kozinski
Actor: Warren Zavatta | Character: Petit Louis
Actor: Théo Trifard | Character: Bill
Actor: Sarah Bridges | Character: Philippa
Actor: Nicolas Dromard | Character: Luigi
Actor: Sergio Candiota | Character: Fernandez
Actor: Mark Polish | Character: Albert
Actor: Damien Arnone | Character: Security Guard, Villa St. Pierre
Actor: Bobby Dee M'Bale | Character: Security Guard at Monitors
Actor: Frédéric Scotto | Character: Chief Security Guard
Actor: Michael Polish | Character: Bertram
Actor: Enzo Iovino | Character: Croupier
Actor: Laurent Grévill | Character: Casino Manager
Actor: Ralph Fiennes | Character: Tony Angel
Actor: James Quattrochi | Character: Jamie

[Directors Group]
Name: Neil Jordan | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Auguste Le Breton | Role: Writer
Name: Jean-Pierre Melville | Role: Writer
Name: Neil Jordan | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jean-Yves Asselin | Role: Producer
Name: Kristin Harms | Role: Producer
Name: Neil Jordan | Role: Producer
Name: Seaton McLean | Role: Producer
Name: Thierry de Navacelle | Role: Producer
Name: Tracey Seaward | Role: Producer
Name: John Wells | Role: Producer
Name: Stephen Woolley | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Elliot Goldenthal | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Chris Menges | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Tony Lawson | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Susie Figgis | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Anthony Pratt | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Eric Dubreil | Role: Art Director
Name: Vladimir Kostovic | Role: Art Director
Name: Andy Nicholson | Role: Art Director
Name: Chris Seagers | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Raoul Albert | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Robert Le Corre | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: John Norster | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Penny Rose | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Véronique Boslé | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Annabel Hill | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jenny Shircore | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Raphaël Benoliel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Gatien Nida | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tricia Perrott | Role: Production Manager
Name: Romaric Thomas | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Anne Barbler | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lee Grumett | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Gil Kenny | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Olivia Lloyd | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Deborah Saban | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Esther Sellem | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yann Thomas | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Dimitri Veret | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Roberto DiCamillo | Role: Art Department
Name: Kevin Harris | Role: Art Department
Name: Jonathan Houlding | Role: Art Department
Name: Kirstie King | Role: Art Department
Name: James Lewis | Role: Art Department
Name: Manu Poupard | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mark Auguste | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sam Auguste | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Collins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michelle Cunniffe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Caoimhe Doyle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sarah Gaines | Role: Sound Department
Name: Louis Hone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vladan Korac | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Laurie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anthony Litton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Malcolm | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean McGrath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gerard Roche | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Steele | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Stephenson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Owen Tighe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Don White | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean Pourchier | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Soukup | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Garry Cooper | Role: Special Effects
Name: Keith Dawson | Role: Special Effects
Name: Michael Dawson | Role: Special Effects
Name: Tony Edwards | Role: Special Effects
Name: Manex Efrem | Role: Special Effects
Name: Matthew Roberts | Role: Special Effects
Name: Joss Williams | Role: Special Effects
Name: Victoria Williams | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: John C. Hill | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Hodgkins | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Kirman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alasdair MacCuish | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Adrian Metzelaar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Nelmes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dominic Sidoli | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Hogevold | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Ray De-Haan | Role: Stunts
Name: Jamie Edgell | Role: Stunts
Name: Mario Luraschi | Role: Stunts
Name: Andreas Petrides | Role: Stunts
Name: Lee Sheward | Role: Stunts
Name: Joss Gower | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: David Appleby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ashley Bond | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Guillaume Brule | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon Euesden | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darren Flindall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeremy Gee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Healey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philippe Houdart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Laenen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sophie Lemaire | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adrian McCarthy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oona Menges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sebastien Ordonez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alastair Rae | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alex Scott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mario Spanna | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivan Strasburg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frédéric Vial | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Derek Walker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Anne Barbier | Role: Casting Department
Name: Samia Fadli | Role: Casting Department
Name: Corinne Renard-Bendjadi | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sébastien Schorb | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Patricia Colin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ken Crouch | Role: Costume Department
Name: Dominic Young | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Jens Baylis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Matthew Tucker | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jamie Turpin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mark Wright | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nuala Roche | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Beatrice Arweiler | Role: Location Management
Name: Elisabetta Bartolomei | Role: Location Management
Name: Jeremy Bau | Role: Location Management
Name: Gilles Castera | Role: Location Management
Name: Corinne Dacomo | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Dirk Brossé | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Brown | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Byrne | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Connell | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Cozens | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Elhai | Role: Music Department
Name: Karen Elliott | Role: Music Department
Name: Vic Fraser | Role: Music Department
Name: Adam Glasser | Role: Music Department
Name: Elliot Goldenthal | Role: Music Department
Name: Page Hamilton | Role: Music Department
Name: Joel Iwataki | Role: Music Department
Name: John Kelly | Role: Music Department
Name: Ann Kline | Role: Music Department
Name: The London Metropolitan Orchestra | Role: Music Department
Name: Kieran Lynch | Role: Music Department
Name: Lawrence Manchester | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephen McLaughlin | Role: Music Department
Name: Nora Mullally | Role: Music Department
Name: Phil Ramone | Role: Music Department
Name: James Shearman | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Andrea Borella | Role: Production Department
Name: Laure Launay | Role: Production Department
Name: Ciara McGowan | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Parker | Role: Production Department
Name: Patricia Reid-Douglas | Role: Production Department
Name: Matthieu Rubin | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Diana Dill | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Samantha Timmerman | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Marc Bouschet | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ian Clarke | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Tim Jefferis | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Graham Kelly | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pascal Roussel | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Sean Thornton | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Stéphane Albert-Desfons | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mariangela Angelucci | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joëlle Baland | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Billingsly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Bird | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stéphane Cabrera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guy Demazure | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Erraught | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ralph Fiennes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christel Franken | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Beatrice Giraud | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Glasman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Constantine Gregory | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles Heidet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Polly Hope | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Horowitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lacia Kornylo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ashifa Lalani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bernard Lamy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cian McDonald | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Millar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ali Moshref | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry Murphy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anya Noakes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shelagh O'Brien | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Ogunsalu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Owen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Phillips | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Manu Poupard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bob Presner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leon Rogez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michel Rollant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Rosen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leonard B. Rosman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hervé Schrub | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen R. Sheridan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Staines | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Stanborough | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Tromans | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sara-Jane Valentine | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Philippa Wood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kelly Messias | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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The Good Thief | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi351469849/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi351469849/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564526697283.mp4?Expires=1788255382&Signature=JhmqE5HmjXYnbEOtiKUvEnDjqAFmpRM0~LYHgslJUJtR5Yjyy8goKHttL7Gw6hkQH1cN~ywQkU-iQCR~t6w7jG-LbzUGNhp7J-UlvmFpmLcxWn0p55480lNIERJ9-KxfijQ~tX-AE4KlqkVYYbfuUj0LY0vcHQxrED3bOV~sjcdxsIkTT~FkOgvc5z~pLLzoX0AtWs1L4vooJTmXRgCN4V765EEC-8KGsFAAiSkuX7DtcdsAHvc9r56wFkwmSkdqbehMPKPEih7M9GDAtRfq4~3AcC3B-M1aHMXbevi7Nu4s867u5e4NBMMkdbB2X0gl77ONM0VduR~Xwyo9ge4cRg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Good Thief | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1938620697/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1938620697/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563764977500.mp4?Expires=1788255382&Signature=er0ArpAgjPE5kSv8tUIliB5b8kZeb0jOO49qLxW3QRK8NhXXQxEXoFUVDwlc4W3ylfq-0X2ucY5YBIloQ3NmwSk8Q-xPkd0yRih~1nYTCSq32Nb8d95iP0L9kaDAwhPqagf0oEhGvcIrnp7PI4Y2VHvuF~pVitwQ-RAULA8abykRiPCph4tk1k-YCS2KXPJvKS3NR44IgzUeyGBeNoIDTshOWYw9RF8JzwwZOsY0Cugluy5~4V7X6DsFQ3rsFYZPomR-TXj8WolobphECwVRsaVSuDfwXojQfWfpTI133m5Yr80ZnpOaxId0jbCfvOC9im6ZVli2CWyE2w74h69IrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Canada: September 6, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 19, 2002 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
Spain: October 2002 (MadridImagen Festival)
Italy: December 14, 2002 (Noir in Festival)
Sweden: January 27, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Ireland: February 28, 2003
United Kingdom: March 7, 2003
Argentina: March 8, 2003 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United States: April 2, 2003 (limited)
United States: April 6, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Canada: April 11, 2003 (limited)
Turkey: April 17, 2003 (Istanbul Film Festival)
United States: April 25, 2003
Portugal: May 9, 2003
Italy: May 23, 2003
New Zealand: July 10, 2003
Australia: July 17, 2003
Israel: July 17, 2003
France: August 13, 2003
South Africa: August 15, 2003
Spain: September 5, 2003
Netherlands: September 8, 2003 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Greece: October 3, 2003 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Germany: October 9, 2003
Greece: October 17, 2003
Iceland: October 28, 2003 (video premiere)
Argentina: October 30, 2003
Poland: November 7, 2003
Belgium: November 19, 2003
Mexico: November 19, 2003
Denmark: December 10, 2003
Lithuania: December 19, 2003
Norway: January 7, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Austria: January 16, 2004
Czech Republic: January 22, 2004
Japan: January 31, 2004 (Tokyo)
Brazil: February 27, 2004
Chile: February 27, 2004
United Arab Emirates: July 28, 2004
Sweden: October 10, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Venezuela: November 5, 2004
Hungary: August 19, 2005 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office