Jewel Thief run, "Boxofficeindia.com" reported that the film had managed to gross 3,50,00,000 with a net of and, adjusted to inflation is about . Subsequently, "Jewel Thief" was declared a hit at the box office. It ended up as the sixth highest-grossing film of 1967 and thirty-fifth highest-grossing film of the decade. The movie was reported to be influenced by three movies of Alfred Hitchcock in terms of plot, setting and characterisation - "To Catch a Thief", "Vertigo" and "North by Northwest". Following the success of "Jewel Thief", the film was screened in many film festivals. In August 2008, the film was
The Passionate Thief (film) and with a precarious wage. The Passionate Thief (film) The Passionate Thief () is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Anna Magnani and Totò. Two friends (Toto and Magnani) live by their wits working as comedians and cabaret at Cinecittà, before being invited to friends' parties or masked balls during New Year's Eve in Rome. The two, however, even though they make people laugh all the time in public, live an inner conflict, namely that the two have always to be aware to give a smile to someone, but they can never be rich and happy