Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robert Redford | ... | Dortmunder | |
| George Segal | ... | Kelp | |
| Ron Leibman | ... | Murch | |
| Paul Sand | ... | Greenberg | |
| Moses Gunn | ... | Dr. Amusa | |
| William Redfield | ... | Lt. Hoover | |
| Topo Swope | ... | Sis | |
| Charlotte Rae | ... | Ma Murch | |
| Graham Jarvis | ... | Warden (as Graham P. Jarvis) | |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Rollo the Bartender | |
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Seth Allen | ... | Happy Hippie |
| Robert Levine | ... | Cop At Police Station | |
| Lee Wallace | ... | Dr. Strauss | |
| Robert Weil | ... | Albert | |
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Lynne Gordon | ... | Miasmo |
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Dr. Amusa approaches Dortmunder about a valuable gem in a museum that is of great signifigance to his people in Africa, stolen during colonial times. Dortmunder assembles a crack team of cat burglars and hatches an elaborate plan for stealing the gem. Despite their care and experience, circumstances and plain bad luck keep the gem just out of their reach. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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A New Kind of Movie. No Sex. No Blood. No Perversion. Just Good Honest Crime. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 January 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons See more »Filming Locations:
Brooklyn Museum - 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Dortmunder: But there's things that get done that you can't do yourself. There's things that happen that you can make happen! Am I right, Chicken?
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Writer Donald E. Westlake stated in an interview that "The Hot Rock" started out to be one of his darker Richard Stark/Parker novels, but that "it kept turning funny." See more »Goofs
When Murch crashes the yellow Mustang at the museum, a roll ramp can be seen as the car approaches as well as a cable attached to the driver's side frame of the front of the car, probably to prevent the car from actually hitting the building. See more »Quotes
Abe Greenberg: I am sometime so astute, it's remarkable. There are some things people will not do.Dortmunder: But there's things that get done that you can't do yourself. There's things that happen that you can make happen! Am I right, Chicken?
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The 20th Century Fox logo is erased away via a "snake effect". See more »Alternate Versions
The version of the film shown on AMC (American Movie Classics) features an extra scene after Robert Redford has already left the bank with the Sahara diamond with his partners, where Zero Mostel and Moses Gunn arrive at the bank not knowing that Redford had taken the diamond from the safety deposit box. The newly released DVD by Fox omits this scene and the film ends as they getaway in the station wagon driving along Park Avenue and the End Credits shown instantly afterwards. See more »Contribute to This Page
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Another shaggy dog story by crime novelist Donald Westlake is smoothly adapted by William Goldman into this enjoyable caper flick, expertly directed by Peter Yates of BULLITT fame. Robert Redford heads the cast of kooky crooks -- others include George Segal, Ron Leibman and Paul Sand -- chasing after a big diamond purloined from an impoverished African nation. How they get it, lose it, and desperately try to get it back again makes for a pleasant time-waster. As usual, Zero Mostel steals the show as a sleazebag lawyer who's more crooked than the crooks. Other pluses include gritty location NYC photography by Ed Brown and a very cool score by Quincy Jones. Afghanistan-bananistan!