The Hot Rock
“How many times does it take to steal the same diamond?”
Synopsis
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...
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Principal cast & crew: 40
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Fred W BergerShot by Edward R BrownScored by Quincy JonesDesigned by John Robert Lloyd
Box Office
1972 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$3.5M
Also known as
- Vier schräge Vögelde
- Les Quatre Malfratsfr
- La pietra che scottait
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
16Zero Mostel
as Abe Greenberg
Seth Allen
as Happy Hippie
Robert Levine
as Cop At Police Station
Ed Bernard
as Policeman
Lee Wallace
as Dr. Strauss
Robert Weil
as Albert
Lynne Gordon
as Miasmo
Grania O Malley
as Bird Lady
Fred Cook
as Otto
Mark Dawson
as Big Museum Guard
Gilbert Lewis
as Museum Guard #1
George Bartenieff
as Museum Guard #2
Charles White
as Policeman
Albert Henderson
as Prison Property Clerk (uncredited)
Burt Richards
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Arnold Williams
as Prisoner (uncredited)
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2Other crew
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