The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Webster and Laura took everything they wanted ... each other ... and a diamond worth $6.000.000.
1973 | 104m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Bud Yorkin |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Terrence Lore Smith, Walter Hill |
| Staring: |
| A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Bud Yorkin |
| Writer: | Terrence Lore Smith, Walter Hill |
| Genres: | Romance, Comedy |
| Keywords | heist |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Tandem Productions, Bud Yorkin Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,400,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ryan O'Neal | Webster McGee |
| Jacqueline Bisset | Laura Keaton |
| Warren Oates | Dave Reilly |
| Jill Clayburgh | Jackie Johnson |
| Charles Cioffi | Gene Henderling |
| Ned Beatty | Deams |
| Austin Pendleton | Zukovsky |
| Gregory Sierra | Dynamite Hector |
| Michael Murphy | Ted |
| John Hillerman | Edmund Lasker |
| Alan Oppenheimer | Insurance Man |
| Margaret Fairchild | Mrs. Donner |
| Jack Manning | Tom Preston |
| Richard O'Brien | Sgt. Del Conte |
| George Morfogen | Rivera |
| Army Archerd | Newsman (uncredited) |
| Ollie Ree Alridge | Maid (uncredited) |
| Kevin O'Neal | Copy Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Terrence Lore Smith | Novel |
| John C. Horger | Editor |
| Audrey A. Blasdel | Set Decoration |
| Jean Burt Reilly | Hairstylist |
| Hal Klein | Unit Production Manager |
| Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Wooley | Assistant Production Design |
| Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Frank L. Brown | Set Dresser |
| Tom Overton | Sound |
| Arthur Piantadosi | Sound |
| Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
| Bud Yorkin | Director |
| Walter Hill | Screenplay |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Polly Platt | Production Design, Costume Design |
| Frank Marshall | Location Manager |
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Norman Lear | Producer |
| Bud Yorkin | Producer |
| Michael D. Moore | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Judi Dench | Won |
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