Audrey Hepburn photographed by Douglas Kirkland at the Studio de Boulogne in Paris, France, for promotional photographs of How to Steal a Million in November 1965.
“I was brought to Paris to work with Audrey on a film she was making called How to Steal a Million,” Kirkland recalled. “Now I was comparatively young―I was probably 29 or 30―but I was sort of late in the cycle. So many people had worked with her before, from Richard Avedon to Irving Penn. But it was like I was the first person to ever work with her. She had energy, she had joy, she totally worked with the camera.”
Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million (1966) is iconic for both her comedic charm and impeccable fashion. In the film, she plays Nicole Bonnet, the daughter of an art forger (played by Hugh Griffith), who enlists the help of a suave burglar (played by Peter O’Toole) to steal a fake statue before experts can examine it and expose her father.
The film is set and was filmed in Paris, though the characters speak entirely in English. Hepburn’s clothes were designed by Givenchy. Her wardrobe is sophisticated and mod, including bold accessories like oversized sunglasses, lace masks, and elegant hats. Her white lace eye mask and black cocktail dress in the museum scene are especially memorable.
The movie itself is a stylish blend of heist caper and romantic comedy, set against the backdrop of 1960s Paris. In a New York Times review, critic Bosley Crowther called the plot “preposterous” but added, “It is still a delightful lot of flummery while it is going on, especially the major, central business of burglarizing the museum.”
According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $12 million in rentals to break even and made $10.45 million, meaning it made a loss.
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