The King's Thief (1955)

Movie Details

Original Title The King's Thief

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.6

Cast

Ann Blyth

Lady Mary

Popularity: 1.5

Edmund Purdom

Michael Dermott

Popularity: 2.6

David Niven

James - Duke of Brampton

Popularity: 5.1

George Sanders

King Charles II

Popularity: 2.7

Roger Moore

Jack

Popularity: 1.8

John Dehner

Captain Herrick

Popularity: 0.8

Sean McClory

Sheldon

Popularity: 0.8

Tudor Owen

Simon

Popularity: 4.3

Melville Cooper

Henry Wynch

Popularity: 1.7

Alan Mowbray

Sir Gilbert Talbot

Popularity: 0.9

Rhys Williams

Turnkey

Popularity: 1.6

Joan Elan

Charity Fell

Popularity: 2.0

Key Crew

Cinematography Robert H. Planck

Editor John McSweeney Jr.

Producer Edwin H. Knopf

Director Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese

Writer Christopher Knopf

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Videos & Trailers

Preview Clip | The King's Thief | Warner Archive

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Keywords

swordplay espionage traitor fencing treason thief swordsman murder hanging swashbuckler highwayman 17th century crown jewels jewel robbery

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Nov 14, 2022

Edmund Purdom plays "Michael Dermott" a petty crook and the hero in this tale of a 17th Century plot by the evil, ambitious "Duke of Brampton" (David Niven) to amass a fortune by denouncing as many wealthy nobles as he can before he can depose the weak Charles II (George Sanders) and rule Britain. A ... Read more