The Hot Rock (1972)
| Release Date | 26 January 1972 |
| Tagline | How many times does it take to steal the same diamond? |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Crime |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Comedy, Caper |
| Themes | Perfect Crime, Jewel Theft |
| Tones | Easygoing, Humorous, Light, Tense, Stylized, Deadpan, Quirky |
| Tags | Accomplice [criminal], Diamond, Ex Convict, Jewel Robbery, Lawyer, Museum, Neurotic, Thief |
The Hot Rock is a 1972 comic caper film written by William Goldman and directed by Peter Yates, starring Robert Redford, George Segal and Moses Gunn. The film was based upon Donald E. Westlake's novel of the same name, which introduced his long-running Dortmunder character.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Paul Sand
Greenberg
Topo Swope
Sis
Harry Bellaver
Rollo the Bartender
Robert Levine
Cop at Police Station
Lee Wallace
Dr. Strauss
Robert Weil
Albert
Lynne Gordon
Miasmo
Grania O'Malley
Bird Lady
Fred Cook
Otto
Mark Dawson
Big Museum Guard
Gilbert Lewis
Museum Guard #1
George Bartenieff
Museum Guard #2
Ed Bernard
Policeman
Charles White
Policeman
Burt Richards
Police Officer
Arnold Williams
Prisoner
Director
Writer
Producer
Hal Landers
producer
Bobby Roberts
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Edward R. Brown
Editor
Fred W. Berger
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Frank P. Keller
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Casting Director
Alixe Gordin
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Production Designer
John Robert Lloyd
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Set Decorator
Robert Drumheller
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Costume Designer
Ruth Morley
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Makeup Department
Irving Buchman
makeup artist
Production Manager
David Golden
executive production supervisor
Saul Wurtzel
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas Sgarro
second unit director
Ted Zachary
assistant director
Allan Wertheim
second assistant director
Sound Department
James Sabat
sound
Theodore Soderberg
sound
Robert Rogow
boom operator
Special Effects
Ira Anderson Jr.
special mechanical effects
Stunts
Carey Loftin
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Zarilla
second assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joseph W. Dehn
wardrobe
Peggy Farrell
wardrobe
Music Department
Carol Kaye
musician: fender bass
Bobbi Porter
musician: congas & bongos
Chuck Rainey
musician: fender bass
Emil Richards
musician: percussion
Jerome Richardson
musician: saxophone
Phil Schier
music mixer
Grady Tate
musician: drums
Clark Terry
musician: trumpet
Douglas O. Williams
music mixer
Other Crew
John Foster
helicopter pilot
Production Company
Landers-Roberts Productions
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
CBS Television
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Miscellaneous
The Don Elliott Voices
vocals by
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