Diamonds (1975 film)

Diamonds is a 1975 Israeli-American heist film. Robert Shaw stars in a dual role as twin brothers. Richard Roundtree, Barbara Hershey and Shelley Winters are co-stars. The film was also released as Diamond Shaft, although it has no relation to the Shaft films other than having Roundtree in the cast.

Diamonds
Original theatrical poster
Directed byMenahem Golan
Arik Dichner
Produced byYoram Globus
Menahem Golan
Written byMenahem Golan
David Paulsen
StarringRobert Shaw
Richard Roundtree
Barbara Hershey
Shelley Winters
Music byRoy Budd
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
Edited byDov Hoenig
Distributed byAVCO Embassy Pictures
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
October 22, 1975 (U.S.)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIsrael
United States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Charles Hodgson is a British aristocrat who decides to become a thief as a way of getting at his twin brother, Earl, a security expert who has built a supposedly impregnable vault in Tel Aviv, which holds a cache of diamonds. For the caper, Charles enlists Archie, a heist expert, and Sally. He also becomes acquainted with an American woman, Zelda Shapiro, who is in Israel looking for a new husband.

Cast

See also

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