Cinematic background from Thieves Like Us 1974 - Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.

Thieves Like Us

1974

Crime, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Robert Altman
Writers:
Edward Anderson, Calder Willingham, Joan Tewkesbury, Robert Altman
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Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a suit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman sleeping on a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A group of men in striped vests laying in the grass; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A woman laying in a bed next to another woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman looking down at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman sitting at a table holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a hat sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A young man is standing next to a white wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A young man smiles while sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man's face as he looks into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a suit and a hat standing next to suitcases; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a gray suit is laying on the ground with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – Two people laying in bed with smoke coming out of their mouths; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman hugging in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – An old car parked in an alley with a brick building in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – An old car parked in the grass next to a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A group of people sitting at a table eating; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man is reading a newspaper in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a car at night with his mouth open; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A young man looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a hat and a trench coat looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A group of men sitting on the steps of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a hat and holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A young man with a red lipstick mark on his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting on top of a couch in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A couple of men sitting on steps next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a vest and a neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a vest and a neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – Two men walking down the street in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man with a red nose painted on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting at a table drinking a beverage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman are playing a game of tug - o - war; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A young man is looking down at his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a white dress shirt is looking down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man standing in a living room holding a bottle; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A woman laying in a bed holding a pillow; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man with blood all over his face and neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting at a table looking at newspapers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a boy sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – Two people in a room with a painting on the wall behind them; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man laying on the floor with his hands behind his head; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman looking at a newspaper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a hat sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – An old abandoned house with a steeple in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a hat sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – An old store and a building on a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – Two women are sitting at a table reading newspapers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man laying in a bed with a book in front of him; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A woman standing on a porch holding a camera; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A person with a cigarette in her mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a sweater vest standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting on a bed looking at his cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting in front of a glass jar in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a white tank top looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – Two men are brushing their teeth in the mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – Two men sitting in rocking chairs in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of an old car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a tie leaning against a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a suit and hat sitting at a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man laying in a bed with a blanket on top of him; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man sitting in front of an old fashioned radio; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man in a white dress shirt and a brown tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A person holding up a wanted poster with a picture of a man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man is drinking a beer from a bottle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A young boy sitting in a chair with a hat on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A couple of men sitting next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man laying on a bed with a woman; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A group of people sitting in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thieves Like Us” (1974), directed by Robert Altman – A woman holding a cigarette and a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle