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Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Lauren Hutton, Bob Hoskins, Joe Regalbuto ... see more see more... , Ed Lauter , Edward Peel , Paul Antrim , Jurgen Andersen , Fanny Carby , Warren Clarke , Brian Coburn , Barrie Houghton (II) , Tristram Jellinek , Bill Leadbitter , Christopher Malcolm , George Malpas , Belinda Mayne , Dinny Powell , Richard Ridings , William Morgan Sheppard , Peter Skellern , Harry Towb , David Warbeck , Eleanor Fazan , Scott Johnson , Jane Wood , Peter McNamara , Rose Tobias Shaw , Clive Curtis , Michael Howarth , Terence Mountain , George Cooper

This feature-length story about the heist of $10 million in Nazi diamonds primarily rides on star Tom Selleck's popularity as TV's Magnum, P.I., (a 1980s show), since the plot turnarounds, slighted ch... read more read more...aracter development, and stock situations are not that engaging on their own. The setting is 1934 and Nick Lassiter (Selleck) has been strong-armed by the Yank and Brit governments into stealing the diamonds from a German agent (Lauren Hutton) -- if he can track the gems to their hiding place. Along the way, he travels through London of the 1930s -- marketplaces, warehouses, and watering holes that lend an atmosphere to his search. His lady love Sara (Jane Seymour) more or less stands around to lend support while the suavely suited-up Lassiter battles a crooked cop (Bob Hoskins), his real arch enemy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Roger Young

Release Date: February 17, 1984

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  • DrrnHarr
    May 2, 2008
    DrrnHarr
    This little known movie stars Tom Selleck as an American jewel cat thief in pre-World War II London. It's a great movie and has an incredible supporting cast including Bob Hoskins as a police officer doggedly on the title characters trail. Adding beauty to the movie is former Bon... read mored girl Jane Seymour as Selleck's girlfriend and the impossibly sexy Lauren Hutton as a Nazi.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 21, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Another Tom Selleck clinker.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Chuck O'Leary
July 29, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
July 27, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Robin Clifford
November 19, 2004
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews

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Jeffrey Westhoff
November 4, 2004
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Carol Cling
March 26, 2004
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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