Rough Cut (1980) on Netflix
PG19801h 52mAdventureComedyCrime
Jack Rhodes, a rich American in London, watches Gillian Bromley steal diamond jewelry at a party. Chief Inspector Willis, who knows Jack is a diamond thief, is determined to catch him.
- Watch on NetflixThis title is not on Netflix right now. Please check back later for updates.
- Watch on NordVPN
- Netflix2.9/5
- IMDb5.7/101,731 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
Plot summary
At a London party, Jack Rhodes meets Gillian Bromley, and he sees her take diamond jewelry from the house. He later finds her hiding in his apartment. The two are drawn to each other and slowly begin a romantic relationship. Gillian admits she steals for the thrill and demonstrates her skill at high speed driving. Chief Inspector Cyril Willis, a Scotland Yard veteran near retirement, knows Jack is a diamond thief and wants to catch him. He coerces Gillian into helping him, using her to feed Jack word of uncut diamonds being moved from London to Antwerp so Jack will try to take them.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Rough Cut (1980)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Several weeks into filming, David Merrick fired Don Siegel and hired Peter R. Hunt. Siegel's admirer Burt Reynolds was unhappy with the move and helped persuade Merrick to rehire Siegel; Blake Edwards flew in but wanted a rewrite.
- David Niven sued David Merrick for $1,791,000, claiming his likeness was not used in the film's advertisements and publicity, and said Merrick owed him $91,000. Niven said it was the first lawsuit in his 46 years as an actor in more than 80 films.
- Don Siegel shot three endings, all of which David Merrick refused to use; instead Merrick hired another director, Robert Ellis Miller, to tack on his preferred ending.
- David Merrick used a rough cut of the film as collateral to raise money for his Broadway production of 42nd Street.
- Just before the unit flew to Hawaii to shoot the ending, Burt Reynolds asked Larry Gelbart to write a new one as a personal favor; Merrick refused to pay the writer, and Gelbart said he was "writing the tail without having seen the donkey".
