The Thief

The Thief

NOT A WORD IS SPOKEN!

1952 · 85 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime, Thriller

A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who's selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.

Directed by Russell Rouse · Written by Russell Rouse

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