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Thieves like us /

Two convicts break out of Mississippi State Penitentiary in 1936 to join a third on a long spree of bank robbing. The youngest of the gang falls in love with a girl he has met at their hideout. Their last robbery in Yazoo City goes bad and all three become notorious men, who are wanted by the law.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Thieves like us (Motion picture : 1974)
Corporate Authors: George Litto Productions, Inc, MGM Home Entertainment Inc, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Bick, Jerry, Altman, Robert, 1925-2006, Tewkesbury, Joan, Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995, Carradine, Keith, 1949-, Duvall, Shelley, 1949-, Schuck, John, 1940-, Remsen, Bert, 1925-1999, Fletcher, Louise, Latham, Ann, Skerritt, Tom, Scott, Al, -1990, Roper, John, Waits, Mary, Lee, Rodney, Jr, Anderson, Edward, 1905-1969
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, French or Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subjects:
Prisons > Mississippi > Drama.
Escapes > Mississippi > Drama.
Bank robberies > Mississippi > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Mississippi > Drama.
Mississippi > Drama.
Presos > Misisipí > Teatro.
Evasiones > Misisipí > Teatro.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Two convicts break out of Mississippi State Penitentiary in 1936 to join a third on a long spree of bank robbing. The youngest of the gang falls in love with a girl he has met at their hideout. Their last robbery in Yazoo City goes bad and all three become notorious men, who are wanted by the law.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Based on the novel by Edward Anderson.
Special features: Audio commentary by Robert Altman.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. (English, French and Spanish), Dolby Digital stereo. (English).
Audience:Canadian Home video rating: R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jean Boffety ; editor, Lou Lombardo.