The Thief_
"He'll steal your heart!"
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...
Starring
Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Mikhail Filipchuk
Box Office
$1.1M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Box office
The Thief earned $1.1M against a $2.0M budget.
Year context
The Thief was released 29 years ago in 1997.
The Thief is a Drama, Crime film with a runtime of 1h 36m.
CAST (20)
Vladimir Mashkov
Tolyan
Yekaterina Rednikova
Katya
MF
Mikhail Filipchuk
Sanya
Yuri Belyayev
Old Sanya
Amaliya Mordvinova
Doctor's wife
Natalya Pozdnyakova
Бухгалтерша
Lidiya Savchenko
Aunt Tanya
Anatoliy Koshcheev
Anna Shtukaturova
the limping girl
Ervand Arzumanyan
Accountant
Olga Pashkova
Actress
DC
Dima Chigaryov
Teenage Sanya
LS
Lyudmila Selyanskaya
Alcoholic woman
Galina Petrova
Varvara
Evgeniy Popov
Aleksandr Dedyushko
Yuriy Mitrofanov
Stepan Starchikov
Kseniya Entelis
Natalya Pikula
BOX OFFICE
$2.0M
Budget
$1.1M
Revenue
-44%
ROI
UNDERPERFORMED
Verdict
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Thief about?
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...
How long is The Thief?
The Thief has a runtime of 96 minutes (1h 36m).
Who stars in The Thief?
The cast of The Thief includes Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Mikhail Filipchuk, Yuri Belyayev, Amaliya Mordvinova.
How much did The Thief make at the box office?
The Thief earned $1,126,506 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $2,000,000.
What is the rating of The Thief?
The Thief has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 based on 99 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Crime