"The Light Touch" is one of many Italian films made during the 1950s-70s which starred English speaking actors. Often they were American and often they were British...such as Stewart Granger and George Sanders in this one. Sadly, while both are fine actors, the script just isn't very good.
Shortly after the film begins, Sam (Granger) steals a valuable painting. It's quite easy...too easy. However, he has silent partners in the caper (I'm not sure why, as he does everything himself) and he doesn't want to share, so he arranges an accident and tells them the painting was burned. They, of course, don't believe him and he claims he can get a talented artist (Pier Angeli) to make a copy and they can sell that.
While the setup isn't terrible, the film really isn't good. This is because Sam is a career criminal and clearly a sociopath...but by the end of the story he has a change of heart and returns the stolen painting...much like the end of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Now this ending worked with the Seuss book because it was written for kids...but such a trite ending in this film really ruins it.
Shortly after the film begins, Sam (Granger) steals a valuable painting. It's quite easy...too easy. However, he has silent partners in the caper (I'm not sure why, as he does everything himself) and he doesn't want to share, so he arranges an accident and tells them the painting was burned. They, of course, don't believe him and he claims he can get a talented artist (Pier Angeli) to make a copy and they can sell that.
While the setup isn't terrible, the film really isn't good. This is because Sam is a career criminal and clearly a sociopath...but by the end of the story he has a change of heart and returns the stolen painting...much like the end of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Now this ending worked with the Seuss book because it was written for kids...but such a trite ending in this film really ruins it.