- Diamonds (film)
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- For alternate meanings, see Diamond (disambiguation). For the other film, see Diamonds (1999 film).
Diamonds 
The theatrical poster.Directed by Menahem Golan Produced by Yoram Globus
Menahem GolanWritten by Menahem Golan
David PaulsenStarring Robert Shaw
Richard Roundtree
Barbara Hershey
Shelley WintersMusic by Roy Budd Cinematography Adam Greenberg Editing by Dov Hoenig Distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures
Anchor Bay EntertainmentRelease date(s) 
October 22, 1975Running time 120 minutes Country Israel
United StatesLanguage English 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 entitled Diamond Shaft, though it has no relation to the Shaft films other than having Roundtree in the cast.
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
- Robert Shaw as Charles Hodgson/Earl Hodgson
- Richard Roundtree as Archie
- Barbara Hershey as Sally (credited as Barbara Seagull)
- Shelley Winters as Zelda Shapiro
External links
- Diamonds at the Internet Movie Database
- Diamonds at AllRovi
Films directed by Menahem Golan 1960s El Dorado (1963) · Shemona B'Ekevot Ahat (1964) · Dalia Vehamalahim (1964) · Fortuna (1966) · Einer spielt falsch (1966) · 999 Aliza: The Policeman (1967) · Tevye and His Seven Daughters (1968) · What's Good for the Goose (1969) · Margo Sheli (1969)1970s Lupo! (1970) · Attack at Dawn (1970) · Malkat Hakvish (1971) · Katz V'Carasso (1971) · Shod Hatelephonim Hagadol (1972) · Escape to the Sun (1972) · Kazablan (1974) · Lepke (1975) · Diamonds (1975) · Operation Thunderbolt (1977) · Uranium Conspiracy (1978) · The Magician of Lublin (1979)1980s The Apple (1980) · Enter the Ninja (1981) · Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) · The Delta Force (1986) · Over the Top (1987) · Hanna's War (1988) · Mack the Knife (1989)1990s Zebrácká opera (1991) · Hit the Dutchman (1992) · Silent Victim (1993) · Deadly Heroes (1993) · Superbrain (1995) · Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 (1995) · Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin (1996) · 1998 Lima: Breaking the Silence (1998) · Armstrong (1998) · The Versace Murder (1998)2000s Death Game (2001) · Crime and Punishment (2002) · Open Heart (2002) · Final Combat (2003) · Days of Love (2005) · A Dangerous Dance (2007) · Marriage Agreement (2008)Categories:- Israeli films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1975 films
- Heist films
- Films directed by Menahem Golan
- Israeli film stubs
- Israel stubs
- Crime film stubs
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