
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThose seeking something a little more off the beaten path than The Natural or Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid should check out this entertaining caper yarn. |
| The GuardianPaul HowlettRedford and Segal are both good, parodying their normal images, as the thieves who steal the Sahara Stone from the Brooklyn Museum and spend the rest of the film chasing after it. Like Cops and Robbers it's a lightweight film, but enjoyable nonetheless. |
| The Observer (UK)Phillip FrenchIt's only the movie's tendency to repeat itself and to stop for unnecessary scenes of character development that keep it from being a classically pure - which is to say, totally devious - caper movie. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumOK Redford caper flick directed by Peter Yates. |
| User Reviewalex tGreat movie. George Segal and Ron Leibman are pure gold, as are some of the supporting cast. Music by Quincy Jones is credited to his musicians. Movie is always buried and ignored. One of Redford's few really good movies. |
| User Reviewgary twow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that robert redford, george segal, ron leibman,william redfield, moses gunn, paul sand, graham jarvis, charlotte rae, topo swope play good roles/parts throughout this movie i think that the director of this comedy movie had done a great job of directing this movie because its a good 1970's movie with a great cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewDon SGreat movie. George Segal and Ron Leibman are pure gold, as are some of the supporting cast. Music by Quincy Jones is credited to his musicians. Movie is always buried and ignored. One of Redford's few really good movies. |
| User ReviewMat HOne of my favorite Heist films. I happen to be a sucker for these movies. I feel like a child again watching them. "Afghanistan Bananastand." |
| User ReviewWasi Ma great caper movie, a great New York movie, a great 70's movie (yet another one), a great script, a great cast, a great pleasure to watch again and again and again. |
| User ReviewDanny J CTop class film! I was just flicking through channels when I found it! the original Diamond Heist! |