Screen: 'The King's Thief'; Period Adventure is Shown at Palace. In: The New York Times. 13. August 1955, abgerufen am 3. Mai 2013: „The only heroic thing about it is the immensity of the botch. Despite a large cast of well-known actors, good costumes, scenery, color and Cinema-Scope, "The King's Thief" is one of the most thorough banalities of the year.“