€40m jewellery theft occurred at hotel featured in Hitchcock heist movie

The massive €40m jewellery theft in Cannes happened at a hotel that featured prominently in Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief,” which starred Cary Grant as a reformed burglar chasing a jewel thief.

The Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes was hosting a temporary jewellery show over the summer from the prestigious Leviev diamond house, owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev.