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Directed by | Richard Brooks |
Written by | Richard Brooks |
Produced by | M. J. Frankovich |
Starring | Warren Beatty Goldie Hawn |
Cinematography | Petrus Schloemp[1] |
Edited by | George Grenville |
Music by | Quincy Jones |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 119–120 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
$, also known as Dollar$, Dollars or $ (Dollars), and in the UK as The Heist, is a 1971 American heist comedy film starring Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn, written and directed by Richard Brooks and produced by M.J. Frankovich. The supporting cast includes Gert Fröbe, Robert Webber and Scott Brady. The film is about a bank security consultant (Beatty) who develops a scheme with a prostitute, Dawn Divine (Hawn), to steal several criminals' money from a bank vault.
The film was partly shot in Hamburg, West Germany, which forms the primary location of the film and was supported by the Hamburg Art Museum and Bendestorf Studios. The film's music is composed and produced by Quincy Jones, and the soundtrack features performances by the Don Elliott Voices, Little Richard, Roberta Flack and Doug Kershaw. The title $ appears in the opening credits only in the form of a giant character, as would be used in a sign, being transported by a crane. $ was distributed by Columbia Pictures.