The Thief Lord
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself
Synopsis
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself
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Cast
Directed by Richard Claus
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Prosper
Jasper Harris
Bo
Rollo Weeks
Scipio
Alice Connor
Hornet
George MacKay
Riccio
Jim Carter
Victor
Caroline Goodall
Ida
Robert Bathurst
Dottor Massimo
Alexei Sayle
Barbarossa
Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Antonia
Carole Boyd
Esther Hartlieb
Bob Goody
Max Hartlieb
Lathaniel Dyer
Mosca
Geoffrey Hutchings
Conte
Chris Bearne
Newspaper Salesman
Roya Zargar
Maid
Production
The details
Release
2006
Runtime
98 min
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