The Hot Rock Movie Review 1970

A motley crew of bumbling thieves conspire to steal a huge, priceless diamond; a witty, gritty comedy that makes no moral excuses for its characters and plays like an early-'70s crime thriller gone awry. Adapted from the novel by Donald E. Westlake. The sequel, 1974's "Bank Shot," stars George C. Scott in the role created by Redford.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Books to Film: Donald Westlake (aka Richard Stark), Burglars, Scams, Stings & Cons, Cops, Heists: Jewels

Cast

Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Zero Mostel, Moses Gunn, William Redfield, Charlotte Rae, Topo Swope

Music

Quincy Jones

Producer

20th Century-Fox, Hal Landers and Bobby Roberts