Rough Cut (1980 film)

Rough Cut
Original theatrical poster
Directed byDon Siegel
Screenplay byLarry Gelbart
Based onTouch the Lion's Paw
by Derek Lambert
Produced byDavid Merrick
Starring
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited by
Music byNelson Riddle
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 19, 1980 (1980-06-19)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[1]
Box office$16,656,125 (domestic)[2]

Rough Cut is a 1980 American heist film written by Larry Gelbart,[3] directed by Don Siegel,[3] and starring Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven. It was based on the novel Touch the Lion's Paw (1975) by Derek Lambert.[3]

  1. ^ Theater Owners Blame Box Office Blues This Summer on Lower Quality of Movies Wall Street Journal 8 July 1980: 15.
  2. ^ Rough Cut at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ a b c Canby, Vincent (June 19, 1980). "Rough Cut (1980) 'Rough Cut,' A Comedy About Jewel Thieves". The New York Times.