The Hot Rock (1972)

Directed by

Peter Yates

Genre

comedy film, heist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 130 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of small-time crooks try to steal a valuable diamond. Their plan goes wrong in a series of funny and complicated ways.

lightheartedwrycleverfast-pacedcomicaltenseoffbeatdry

What happens

The Hot Rock is a 1972 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Peter Yates and written by William Goldman, based on Donald E. Westlake's 1970 novel of the same name, which introduced his long-running John Dortmunder character. The film stars Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn and Zero Mostel. It was released in the UK with the alternative title How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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