The Thieving Magpie (1987)
Movie | |
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German title | The thieving magpie |
Original title | Burglar |
Country of production | USA , Canada |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1987 |
length | 100 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Hugh Wilson |
script |
Jeph Loeb Matthew Weisman Hugh Wilson |
production |
Michael Hirsh Tom Jacobson Kevin McCormick |
music | Sylvester Levay |
camera | William A. Fraker |
cut |
Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp |
occupation | |
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The Thieving Magpie ( Burglar ) is an American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson from 1987. The plot is based on the novel "The Burglar in The Closet" by Lawrence Block from 1978.
action
Bernice Rhodenbarr is a professional thief who runs a bookstore as cover. She is friends with Carl Hefler, who trains dogs.
A policeman has evidence on Rhodenbarr and demands $ 20,000. This forces her to have another break-in, during which she discovers a body.
The corrupt policeman's colleagues, Todras and Nyswander, demand that Rhodenbarr be extradited to the police as a murder suspect. This escapes on a stolen police motorcycle. After a chase through the streets of San Francisco , she escapes.
Rhodenbarr finds out that the killer is a lawyer who was in love and jealous of the man who was killed. She arranges a meeting with the killer. The policeman secretly records the conversation. The lawyer flees; Rhodenbarr, the policeman and Hefler are chasing him. Rhodenbarr overpowered the man in a duel.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of March 20, 1987 that the film was " thoughtless " and " unhappy ". Whoopi Goldberg was shown the wrong way, her role could have been played by a man.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was " entertaining ". The plot is " simple ", the portrayal of Whoopi Goldberg is " virtuoso ".
background
The film was shot in San Francisco . It grossed approximately $ 16.3 million in US cinemas .
Web links
- The Thieving Magpie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Thieving Magpie at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ↑ The thieving magpie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Filming locations for Burglar
- ↑ Business Data for Burglar