Rough Cut (1980 film)

Rough Cut
File:Rough Cut Poster.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Don Siegel
Produced by	David Merrick
Screenplay by	Larry Gelbart
Based on	Touch the Lion's Paw by Derek Lambert
Starring	Burt Reynolds Lesley-Anne Down David Niven
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Michael J. Duthie Douglas Stewart
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 19, 1980 (1980-06-19)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rough Cut is a 1980 American heist film written by Larry Gelbart, directed by Don Siegel and based on the novel "Touch the Lion's Paw" (1975) by Derek Lambert.

Plot

Jewel thief Jack Rhodes, a.k.a. "Jack of Diamonds," is masterminding a heist of $30 million worth of uncut gems. He also has his eye on lovely Gillian Bromley, who becomes a part of the gang he is forming to pull off the daring robbery. Chief Inspector Cyril Willis from Scotland Yard, however, is blackmailing Gillian, threatening her with prosecution on another theft if she doesn't cooperate in helping him bag the elusive Rhodes, the last jewel in his crown before the Chief Inspector formally retires from duty.

Cast

• Burt Reynolds as Jack Rhodes
• Lesley-Anne Down as Gillian Bromley
• David Niven as Chief Inspector Cyril Willis
• Timothy West as Nigel Lawton
• Patrick Magee as Ernst Mueller
• Al Matthews as Ferguson
• Susan Littler as Sheila
• Joss Ackland as Inspector Vanderveld
• Isabel Dean as Mrs. Willis
• Wolf Kahler as De Gooyer
• Andrew Ray as Pilbrow
• Julian Holloway as Ronnie Taylor
• Douglas Wilmer as Maxwell Levy
• Geoffrey Russell as Tobin
• Ronald Hines as Captain Small
• David Howey as First Officer Palmer
• Frank Mills as Passport Clerk
• Roland Culver as Mr. Lloyd Palmer
• Alan Webb as Sir Samuel Sacks
• Cassandra Harris as Mrs. Lloyd Palmer
• Sue Lloyd as Female Guest
• Cyril Appleton as Police Driver

External links

• Rough Cut at IMDb