description The Hot Rock Overview
The Hot Rock is a 1972 crime comedy-drama featuring Robert Redford and George Segal as part of a group planning a heist. Based on Donald E. Westlake’s novel, the film stars a cast including Ron Leibman and Zero Mostel in a story about an attempted robbery. It was initially released under the title How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons in the United Kingdom.
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info The Hot Rock Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1972 |
help The Hot Rock FAQ
Who plays the heist crew in The Hot Rock?
Robert Redford plays John Dortmunder and George Segal plays Andrew Kelp. The 1972 film also features Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, and Zero Mostel, with Peter Yates directing. [AFI catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54385-THE-HOT-ROCK)
What are the thieves trying to steal in The Hot Rock?
John Dortmunder's crew is hired to steal a valuable diamond from a museum. The supposedly simple job keeps generating new complications after the stone changes hands. [The Hot Rock film record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Rock_%28film%29)
Is The Hot Rock based on a Donald E. Westlake book?
Yes. William Goldman wrote the screenplay from Westlake's 1970 novel The Hot Rock, the first book to feature the recurring thief John Dortmunder. [The Hot Rock film record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Rock_%28film%29)
Why does the heist keep going wrong in The Hot Rock?
The crew retrieves the diamond, loses control of it, and has to plan another theft, turning John Dortmunder's original job into a chain of increasingly risky capers. That comic escalation is the main engine of the 1972 film. [The Hot Rock film record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Rock_%28film%29)
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