Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Seven Thieves 1960, A large crew plans a European 4 million casino heist to help an old pal.*Special Stars- Rod Steiger, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Collins, Eli Wallach, Sebastian Cabot, Alexander Scourby, Michael Danta, Berry Kroeger.*Theme- Justice can come in the place of vengeance.*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W, European. Watch for a very lovely stripper dance from a 19 yr old Joan Collins.*Emotion- A wonderful mega star cast of international characters that take the audience through their biggest 'caper'. The acting is wonderful.*Based On- crime books of the 50's.

dbdumonteil Henry Hathaway is a very underrated director;think that his brilliant filmography includes poetic escapist movies ("Peter Ibbetson" ) adventures movies ("Lives of a Bengal lancer is the prototype of the genre)westerns ("Garden of evil" ) war movies ("13 Rue Madeleine" ) and of course thrillers : films noirs such as "Call north 777" or suspense stories like "23 paces to Baker Street" .He even mixed western with whodunit à la Agatha Christie in " Five cards stud"."Seven Thieves" belongs more or less to the thriller genre and Hathaway displays his extraordinary sense of suspense :the scene of the window and of the guy who gets dizzy or the moment when Wallach has to swallow a pill which might mean his death .We can also notice his perfect mastery of the wide screen: a shot shows on the right Joan Collins walking across the casino while on the left the Duc de Salins is talking to the detective."Seven thieves" is thoroughly enjoyable ,very well acted ,with actor's studio thespians such as Steiger and Wallach -but there is nothing intellectual in this film-,veterans like E.G.Robinson (his death predates the extraordinary sequence in Fleischer's "Solyent Green" (1974))Joan Collins is as good a night club dancer as she is a so called socialite (Madame de la Cruz).Nice shots of the Riviera and Monaco/Monte Carlo.

bensonmum2 The plot of Seven Thieves is similar in many respects to the dozens of other heist movies made in the 50s and 60s. Edward G. Robinson plays the kindly, but discredited professor who has put together a plan to rob a Monte Carlo casino much as he would put together an experiment to mix two chemicals. He assembles his team and they get to work planning and rehearsing their roles for the big heist. It will require timing, precision, and a good head if something should go wrong. If one member fails to perform, it will mean certain disaster for the rest. But can these seven really just walk out of a casino with $4 million in French francs? Seven Thieves is a nice, enjoyable heist film. It's certainly not as good as it could have been, but it is entertaining with a few tense moments along the way. The film has an incredible look that far exceeds its budget. The cinematography and lighting are solid. The set decoration is a real standout. The locations and sets fit the film perfectly. Combine all of these elements and you've got one very nice looking movie. In short, Seven Thieves looks stunning. And speaking of stunning, there's Joan Collins. While everyone in the film gives a good performance, none of her male co-stars can hope to compete with her. She steals every scene in which she appears. And what a knockout! Those dance numbers are a highlight for me. I don't know why it took me so long to discover Ms. Collins, but I'm a fan now.But, as is almost always the case, the movie isn't perfect. As I said, Seven Thieves is not as good as it could have been. Even though there were a number of things that bothered me, I'll limit this to two key weaknesses I saw in the film. First, there's a twist near the end of Seven Thieves involving Rod Steiger's character that is completely unnecessary. Its only purpose seems to have been to create some overly artificial sentimentality. The movie didn't need it. Second, and most importantly, I have a big problem is Rod Steiger himself. Don't misunderstand – he gives a solid (and surprisingly understated) performance, but he's terribly miscast in Seven Thieves. He just doesn't look the part he's asked to play here. And he seems so terribly serious throughout. The role seems to have called for a different sort of actor with a more natural sense of humor.In the end, the good outweighed the negative and I really enjoyed watching Seven Thieves. And I've come full-circle on Joan Collins. I can't wait to discover more of her early work. For what it's worth, I'll rate this one a 7/10.

John T. Ryan It seems like only yesterday that the gang and myself went to see this SEVEN THIEVES picture. It was playing at our local movie show,The Ogden Theatre at 63rd & Marshfield, here in Chicago. It was a Double Feature with THE PURPLE GANG, a production from Allied Artists (formerly known as Monogram Pictures, a long time resident of Hollywood's Poverty Row.The advertising stated that it starred "........Edward G.Robinson(Little Ceasar) and Rod Steiger(Al Capone)." Gangster films were enjoying a renewed popularity at that time. AL CAPONE was released the prior year and did okay at the Box Office. Desilu Playhouse had aired the two part "THE UNTOUCHABLES", which led to the weekly series.Well, my 13 year old mind thought that we were seeing something that would be like 'Little Ceasar Meets Al Capone!" We all left the show giving the 'thumbs up' to THE PURPLE GANG, but not really caring for SEVEN THIEVES. Small wonder, when a bunch of kids see a picture like this that will have a lot of material that was really "TWA"(over our heads).Well, only a few months ago this former guttersnipe saw SEVEN THIEVES again. This time I understood it, I think.Billed as "The Robbery That Rocked Monte Carlo!" It is a caper film, and a very good one at that. It has a fine cast, in addition to Mr. Robinson and Mr. Steiger, Joan Collins, Elli Wallach, Sebastian Cabot, Alexander Scourby, et al.Anyone would enjoy this film. It's well worth seeing, and our old gang would heartily agree.