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Rough Cut

Rough Cut

Adventure · Comedy · Crime · 1980

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

Movie details

Rough Cut

“They're all gems. But who's the fake?”

1980 Adventure · Comedy · Crime 1h 52m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Don Siegel

Written by

Larry Gelbart

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Jack Rhodes

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Gillian Bromley

David Niven

David Niven

Chief Insp. Cyril Willis

Timothy West

Timothy West

Nigel Lawton

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Ernst Mueller

Al Matthews

Al Matthews

Ferguson

Susan Littler

Susan Littler

Sheila

Court is in session

Put Rough Cut on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.