The Hot Rock

Directed by Peter Yates
PG
1972    1h 41mCrime, Action,
6.882%68%
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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Cast of The Hot Rock

  • Robert RedfordJohn Dortmunder
  • George SegalAndrew Kelp
  • Ron LeibmanStanley Murch
  • Paul SandAlan Greenburg
  • Moses GunnDr. Amusa
  • William RedfieldLt. Hoover
  • Topo Swope"Sis" Clara Kelp
  • Charlotte RaeMa Murch
  • Graham JarvisFrank, the Prison Warden
  • Christopher GuestPoliceman
  • Zero MostelAbe Greenberg
  • Harry BellaverRollo the Bartender
  • Seth AllenHappy Hippie
  • Robert LevineCop At Police Station
  • Ed BernardPoliceman
  • Lee WallaceDr. Strauss
  • Robert WeilAlbert
  • Lynne GordonMiasmo
  • Grania O'MalleyBird Lady
  • Fred CookOtto
  • Mark DawsonBig Museum Guard
  • Gilbert LewisMuseum Guard #1
  • George BartenieffMuseum Guard #2
  • Charles WhitePoliceman
  • Albert HendersonPrison Property Clerk (uncredited)
  • Burt RichardsPolice Officer (uncredited)
  • Arnold WilliamsPrisoner (uncredited)
  • Peter YatesDirector
  • William GoldmanWriter
  • Donald E. WestlakeWriter
  • Bobby RobertsProducer
  • Hal LandersProducer

The Hot Rock Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 18, 2025
    A passable heist movie that pushes the believability factor a little too far.

 

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