The Hot Rock (1972)

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(6943)

Country: USA
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Release: 1972-01-26
Director: Peter Yates
Writers: Donald E. Westlake , William Goldman
Language: English
Stars: Robert Redford (I) , George Segal (I) , Ron Leibman , Paul Sand , Moses Gunn , William Redfield , Topo Swope , Charlotte Rae , Graham Jarvis , Harry Bellaver (1905–1993)
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
AKA: Känn dig blåst (Sweden) , Les quatre malfrats (France, French Republic) , Vier schräge Vögel , Hot Rock (Japan) , Piatra fierbinte (Romania) , Краденый камень , Les quatre malfrats (Canada) , The Hot Rock (United Kingdom) , The Hot Rock , Καυτή πέτρα (Greece) , Os Quatro Picaretas (Brazil) , Diamentowa gorączka (Poland) , Kafti petra (To kafto diamanti) (Greece) , 4 uheldige helte (Denmark) , Fire smarte kjeltringer (Norway) , How to Steal a Diamond (United Kingdom) , Belalı elmas (Turkey) , Fyra smarta bovar (Sweden) , Vreli dijamant (Serbia) , The Hot Rock (United States of America) , ホット・ロック (Japan) , Kuuma kivi (Finland) , Hotto Rokku (Japan) , How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (Ireland) , Un diamante al rojo vivo (Spain) , La pietra che scotta (Italy) , A nagy balfogás (Hungary) , Los increíbles 4 (Argentina) , Vier schräge Vögel (Germany) , Zwei dufte Typen , How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (United Kingdom) , Os 4 Picaretas (Brazil) , O Grande Golpe (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Горещият камък (Bulgaria) , Το καυτό διαμάντι (Greece) , The Hot Rock (Canada)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0068718