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Murph the Surf (1975)

Murph the Surf poster
Directed by
Marvin J. Chomsky
Genre
heist film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
PG
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a heist film based on a real 1960s jewel theft. A surfer and his partner steal priceless gemstones from a museum in New York. The movie shows their crime and the aftermath.

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What happens

Murph the Surf, also known as Live a Little, Steal a Lot, is a 1975 film based on a jewel burglary involving the surfer Jack Roland Murphy, who had the nickname "Murph the Surf". Starring Robert Conrad, Don Stroud and Donna Mills, it was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The New York Times edition of October 20, 2019 revisited the true story of Jack Murphy's theft of the irreplaceable gemstones from a poorly guarded Museum of Natural History. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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