The Hot Rock (1972)

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How many times does it take to steal the same diamond?

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

• Released: 1972-01-26
• Genres: Crime, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 137 votes

Directed by Peter Yates.

Top cast

• Robert Redford as John Dortmunder
• George Segal as Andrew Kelp
• Ron Leibman as Stanley Murch
• Paul Sand as Alan Greenburg
• Moses Gunn as Dr. Amusa
• William Redfield as Lt. Hoover
• Topo Swope as "Sis" Clara Kelp
• Charlotte Rae as Ma Murch
• Graham Jarvis as Frank, the Prison Warden
• Christopher Guest as Policeman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Hot Rock

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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