Once a Thief (1965 film)

Once a Thief is a 1965 film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Alain Delon, AnnMargret, Van Heflin and Jack Palance. It was written by Zekial Marko, based on his novel Scratch a Thief.

Exconvict Eddie Pedak Delon tries to lead a normal life in San Francisco with a loyal wife AnnMargret, a daughter and a steady job. Much to his chagrin, he also has a police detective Heflin and brother Palance complicating his life.The cop, Mike Vido, remains bitter over being shot by Eddie during a robbery. He promptly has Eddie unjustly arrested again for another theft, but is forced to drop the charges and turn him loose. ........

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