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After discovering Simon Dermott (O'Toole) attempting to steal a Van Gogh from her home, Nicole Bonnet (Hepburn) enlists his aid in stealing her family's Cellini sculpture from a gallery in Paris before anyone realises it is a fake, made by her grandfather. Things complicate when wealthy art dealer Davis Leland (Creator/EliWallach) wants to buy the statue for himself.

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After discovering Simon Dermott (O'Toole) attempting to steal a Van Gogh from her home, Nicole Bonnet (Hepburn) enlists his aid in stealing her family's Cellini sculpture {{sculpture|s}} from a gallery in Paris before anyone realises it is a fake, made by her grandfather. Things complicate when wealthy art dealer Davis Leland (Creator/EliWallach) wants to buy the statue for himself.

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* LegFocus: The [[MaleGaze camera lingers]] on Nicole's legs in at least two shots.



* RomanticRunnerUp: Davis Leland.
* ShesGotLegs: The camera lingers on Audrey Hepburn's legs in at least two shots.

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* %%* RomanticRunnerUp: Davis Leland.
* ShesGotLegs: The camera lingers on Audrey Hepburn's legs in at least two shots.
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* EmbarrassingStatue: Nicole's family heirloom, a "priceless" Cellini sculpture, is actually a forgery created by her grandfather when he was younger, using her grandmother as a model. Nicole [[IdenticalGrandson bears a striking resemblance to her grandmother at that age]]. Nicole finds this embarrassing because the statue is nude. She is also well aware that if anyone notices the resemblance the forgery could easily come to light.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Davis Leland, the lovestruck art dealer.

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The movie ends with [[spoiler:Dermott and Nicole driving off to have a relaxing day out. Her father is taking up with business associates, which Dermott suspects of being more fraud]].



* BettyAndVeronicaSwitch: It turns out, however, that Davis is a little sleazy and tries to propose to Nicole while ignoring her protests. [[spoiler:He is fine with the "stolen" Cellini statue as a consolation prize.]] Meanwhile, [[spoiler:Dermott is revealed to be a painting inspector and was trying to catch Nicole's father in the act of fraud. He lets her and her father off the hook, on the condition that her father retires]].



* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Granddaughter]]: Dermott can't help noticing the resemblance between Nicole, and the (nude) statuette. Nicole's grandmother modeled for it.

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* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Granddaughter]]: Dermott can't help noticing the resemblance between Nicole, and the (nude) statuette. Nicole's grandmother modeled for it. She's forced to admit the truth.



* NotWhatItLooksLike: Nicole meets Dermott when he's broken into her home [[spoiler:to inspect the paintings on the walls as frauds]]. Understandably, she assumes he's a burglar that doesn't know the paintings are forgeries. He protests that it was a failed burglary, so she lets him go, after shooting him in the arm by accident, dressing the wound, and taking him home. [[spoiler:He only reveals the truth at the end to convince her father to retire from the business]].



* SureLetsGoWithThat: [[spoiler:Dermott pretends to be a burglar]] because the truth would be more awkward for Nicole.
* TrappedInVillainy: Nicole isn't thrilled that forgery is the family business. She tells off her dad for it because they'll get caught sooner or later. [[spoiler:She's right]]. When the museum wants to authenticate the Cellini, however, she reluctantly calls on Dermott for help in robbing it because the minute they realize it's a fake, it's over.



* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Dermott only reveals a portion of Nicole's part prior to the heist. She ,and the audience by extension, become aware of the other portions as the plan is being executed.

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* UndercoverCopReveal: [[spoiler:Dermott isn't a burglar; he's a painting inspector. The reason why he was in the house was to identify the paintings inside as forgeries and has been working a case on her father. With that said, he helps Nicole steal back the Cellini statue understanding that no one would care as long as money wasn't involved, and he tries to convince her father to retire from the business]].
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Dermott only reveals a portion of Nicole's part prior to the heist. She ,and She, and the audience by extension, become aware of the other portions as the plan is being executed.
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* ChekhovsGun: The boomerangs that Dermott purchased are [[spoiler: used to trip the alarms without leaving a trace.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: The boomerangs that Dermott purchased are [[spoiler: used to trip the alarms without leaving a trace.]]]] His blustering into the security guards' office and accidentally trying to leave via the wrong door is him scouting out an escape route.



* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Invoked. The alarm is [[CryingWolf set off on purpose several times]] in order to persuade the guards and police that it's on the fritz.

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* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Invoked. The alarm is [[CryingWolf set off on purpose several times]] in order to persuade the guards and police that it's on the fritz. Dermott also dresses in a guard's uniform as Nicole makes her part of the escape.
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Chekov's Gun


* ChekovsGun: The boomerangs that Dermott purchased are [[spoiler: used to trip the alarms without leaving a trace.]]

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The boomerangs that Dermott purchased are [[spoiler: used to trip the alarms without leaving a trace.]]

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* ChekovsGun: The boomerangs that Dermott purchased are [[spoiler: used to trip the alarms without leaving a trace.]]



-->'''Nicole:''' Don't be such a baby, it's just a flesh wound.
-->'''Dermott:''' Well, it's my flesh.




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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Dermott only reveals a portion of Nicole's part prior to the heist. She ,and the audience by extension, become aware of the other portions as the plan is being executed.
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* RomanticFalseLead: Leland Davis.

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* RomanticFalseLead: Leland Davis.RomanticRunnerUp: Davis Leland.
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* GentlemanThief: [[spoiler:Dermott [[TheReveal isn't actually a thief]], but when he sneaks into the Bonnet house, he wears a tuxedo]]:

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* GentlemanThief: [[spoiler:Dermott [[TheReveal isn't actually a thief]], thief, but when he sneaks into the Bonnet house, he wears a tuxedo]]:
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* RecklessGunUsage: Keeping four loaded antique pistols as wall decorations. It does provide a convenient weapon for Nicole while establishing her as gun-illiterate. The way Nicole handles the pistol -- but it's entirely justified. The part Dermott does right is treating the unknown gun as loaded.
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The score was done by a young composer named JohnWilliams, billed here as "Johnny Williams".

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The score was done by a young composer named JohnWilliams, Music/JohnWilliams, billed here as "Johnny Williams".
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* {{Fainting}}: Nicole Bonnet after she accidentally shoots Dermott in the arm. {{JustifiedTrope}} in that she is established to be extremely nervous and have strong "dizzy spells" whenever stressed (such as her father's forgeries), and she just caught a burglar trying to steal one of her father's forged paintings while she was home alone before accidentally shooting him.

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* {{Fainting}}: Nicole Bonnet after she accidentally shoots Dermott in the arm. {{JustifiedTrope}} [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she is established to be extremely nervous and have strong "dizzy spells" whenever stressed (such as her father's forgeries), and she just caught a burglar trying to steal one of her father's forged paintings while she was home alone before accidentally shooting him.

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