Main Cast: Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down, David Niven, Patrick Magee, Joss Ackland
Release Year: 1980
Country: UK
Run Time: 112 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Notorious international jewel thief Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynolds) is out to steal $30 million in uncut diamonds in this visually opulent, uneven comedy. Chief Inspector Cyril Willis (David Niven) is Rhodes' nemesis. He wants to retire from Scotland Yard but would like to capture Rhodes as a final, dramatic cap to his career. In order to achieve his ambition, he sets up lissome Gillian Bromley (Lesley-Anne Down) as Rhodes' erstwhile partner in crime. The unpredictable happens when Rhodes and Bromley fall for each other, leaving the best-laid plans open to unexpected amendments. Three different directors had a hand in this film though their imprints are remarkably homogenous up to but not including the ending. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Timothy West - Nigel Lawton; Susan Littler - Sheila; Isabel Dean - Mrs. Willis; Andrew Ray - Pilbrow; Roland Culver - Mr. Lloyd Palmer; Cassandra Harris - Mrs. Lloyd Palmer; Ronald Hines - Capt. Small; Julian Holloway - Ronnie Taylor; Wolf Kahler - Dr. Gooyer; Sue Lloyd - Female Guest; Al Matthews - Ferguson; Stephen Moore - Chief Flight Controller; Ron Pember - Taxi Driver; Hugh Thomas - Male Guest; Brian Tipping - Waiter at Pub; Alan Webb - Sir Samuel Sacks; Douglas Wilmer - Maxwell Levy; Paul McDowell - Postman; David Howey - 1st Officer Palmer; Frank Mills - Passport Clerk
Credit
Tim Hutchinson - Art Director, Anthony Mendleson - Costume Designer, David Tringham - First Assistant Director, Don Siegel - Director, Michael J. Duthie - Editor, Douglas Stewart - Editor, Nelson Riddle - Composer (Music Score), Nelson Riddle - Musical Arrangement, Ted Haworth - Production Designer, Freddie Young - Cinematographer, David Merrick - Producer, Peter James - Set Designer, Ted Grumbt - Special Effects, John W. Mitchell - Sound/Sound Designer, Larry Gelbart - Screenwriter, David Rayfiel - Screenwriter, Anthony Shaffer - Screenwriter, Francis Burns - Screenwriter, Duke Ellington - Featured Music, Derek Lambert - Short Story Author
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.
