The Hot Rock (film)

The Hot Rock
Directed byPeter Yates
Screenplay byWilliam Goldman
Based onThe Hot Rock
by Donald E. Westlake
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdward R. Brown
Edited by
Music byQuincy Jones
Production
company
Landers-Roberts Inc.
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • January 26, 1972 (1972-01-26)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,895,000[1]
Box office$3.5 million (rentals)[2]

The Hot Rock is a 1972 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Peter Yates and written by William Goldman, based on Donald E. Westlake's 1970 novel of the same name, which introduced his long-running John Dortmunder character. The film stars Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn and Zero Mostel. It was released in the UK with the alternative title How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons.[3]

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. pg 256.
  2. ^ Solomon pg 232.
  3. ^ Andrews, Nigel (July 1972). "How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 39 (462): 140–141.