Rough Cut (1980)

A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Larry Gelbart, Derek Lambert (novel)

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down, David Niven

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds	...	Jack Rhodes
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Gillian Bromley
David Niven	...	Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
Timothy West	...	Nigel Lawton
Patrick Magee	...	Ernst Mueller
Al Matthews	...	Ferguson
Susan Littler	...	Sheila
Joss Ackland	...	Insp. Vanderveld
Isabel Dean	...	Mrs. Willis
Wolf Kahler	...	De Gooyer
Andrew Ray	...	Pilbrow
Julian Holloway	...	Ronnie Taylor
Douglas Wilmer	...	Maxwell Levy
Geoffrey Russell	...	Tobin
Ronald Hines	...	Capt. Small

Storyline

A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved.

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Plot Keywords:

jewel | thief | scotland yard | heist | jewel thief | 

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Taglines:

They're all gems. But who's the fake?

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roughcut

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, David Merrick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fourth and final film as a producer for David Merrick.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sheila: Oh Jack, let's dance, shall we dance? And let's have some more champagne.

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Soundtracks

"Mood Indigo"
(uncredited)
Written by Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington and Irving Mills

User Reviews

The Only Thing I Liked About This Film Was The Poster!

Yes, the poster for this film. The neat image of sparkling, cut diamonds slipping through Burt Reynolds fingers. That's pretty much all I liked about this flick. Burt stars as a jewel thief who pulls off a heist in jolly old England. There's a very dated scene where one of the guys in Burt's crew shows of his collection of Nazi memorabilia. Nice. Not. But the Nazi dude then does his part in the caper working alongside the token black dude in the crew, so I guess the character's more liberal minded than the average Nazi. Don Siegel is usually a kickass director (i.e. Dirty Harry etc.) but he isn't here. Skip this film, you'll thank me in the morning, dear...over 'n' out...