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A choice document outlining the extensive terms and details behind the making of a movie, offered here is an extensive 55 page agreement between Paramount Pictures and Alfred Hitchcock, dated February 27, 1954, in which Hitchcock agrees to terms to direct the film "To Catch A Thief". An extensive document outlining the fine details and legalities behind Hitchcock's employment as a film director, the document is beautifully hand signed at the conclusion by Paramount's VP and Hitchock, with the famed director executing his signature in a beautiful blue fountain pen ink.

"To Catch a Thief" is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching an impostor preying on the wealthy tourists (including the daughter of a wealthy widow, played by Grace Kelly) of the French Riviera.

Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services (BAS).

Alfred Hitchcock Rare & Desirable Signed 50+ Page Contract to Direct "To Catch a Thief" (Beckett/BAS LOA)
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