Murph the Surf (1975)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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