''Love Among Thieves'' is a 1987 American romantic thriller

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directed by Roger Young, starring

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, Patrick Bauchau,

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, and

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. It premiered on ABC on February 23, 1987. The ending left the door open for either a sequel or possibly a television series, but neither eventuated. Reportedly, Hepburn donated her salary to

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. ''Love Among Thieves'' is notable for several reasons. It was the only made-for-television film in which Hepburn appeared (although she had done some live drama productions in the 1950s). It was also the last film in which she took a starring role (her next, and final, film performance in 1989's '' Always'' was a cameo). This was the first Hepburn film since 1981's ''

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''. It contains a number of intentional references to Hepburn's earlier films, mostly in dialogue, although the basic plot borrows from her 1960s films ''

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''. The film includes her final on-screen kiss (with Wagner). On October 6, 2009, the film became available on DVD through the

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Premise

Baroness and concert pianist, Caroline DuLac, steals three jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs from a

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museum. The eggs are demanded as ransom for her kidnapped fiancé in

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. She boards a plane for the Latin American city of Ladera, as per instructions, and is met by a drifter named Mike Chambers. Caroline first believes that Mike is one of the kidnappers, until a mysterious man in a trench coat tries to kill her and Mike comes to the rescue. They are both captured by a band of Mexican bandits, who also may or may not be part of the scheme. Meanwhile, the couple are pursued by Spicer, a hired thug assigned to retrieve the loot.

Cast

as Baroness Caroline DuLac *

as Mike Chambers * Patrick Bauchau as Alan Channing *

as Spicer *

as Andre *

as Solange

References

External links

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