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Jack of Diamonds

1967 1h 47m Mystery & Thriller List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 43% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Aspiring cat burglar Jeff Hill (George Hamilton) is eager to train in his illegal profession of choice, and finds an excellent mentor in the charming veteran thief known as "the Ace of Diamonds" (Joseph Cotten). Based on the tip of an old friend, Jeff embarks on executing a nearly impossible heist. When he's not planning his big score, Jeff also makes time to steal from a number of rich actresses, including Zsa Zsa Gabor (Zsa Zsa Gabor) and Carroll Baker (Carroll Baker).

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jack of Diamonds is a harmless exercise in how not to make a suspense adventure. I can't think of any reason to go and see it, unless you're a George Hamilton fan. Rated: 2/4 Mar 2, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Your typical Crime-Doesn't-Pay piece of fluff, courtesy of the Hollywood Production Code. Mr. Hamilton serves as eye candy for the ladies. This was a paycheck for Joseph Cotten; good roles must have been scarce at this point in his career. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member George Hamilton plays a handsome jewel thief in this very 1960s looking heist film, but it's all pretty bland. It's nowhere as stylish as say, "Danger Diabolik" and it's nowhere is suspenseful as any number of similar Jules Dassin jewel heist films. You do get Zsa Zsa Gabor, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer all playing themselves in the film and being robbed by Hamilton, but that's really not a reason to watch this film. Watch "Topkapi" or "Rififi" instead. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review ashley h Jack of Diamonds is decent film. It is about the protege of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the daring heist of several famous jewels from a seemingly impenetrable vault. George Hamilton and Joseph Cotten give good performances. The script is a little slow places but still entertaining. Don Taylor did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member good crime caper pic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member this diamond has a few rough edges Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Aspiring cat burglar Jeff Hill (George Hamilton) is eager to train in his illegal profession of choice, and finds an excellent mentor in the charming veteran thief known as "the Ace of Diamonds" (Joseph Cotten). Based on the tip of an old friend, Jeff embarks on executing a nearly impossible heist. When he's not planning his big score, Jeff also makes time to steal from a number of rich actresses, including Zsa Zsa Gabor (Zsa Zsa Gabor) and Carroll Baker (Carroll Baker).
Director
Don Taylor
Producer
Sandy Howard, Helmut Jedele
Production Co
Bavaria Atelier, Harris Associates, Bavaria Film
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 47m