The Split

The Split

1968 · 91 min · EN · R · 6.8 (24 votes)
Dir. Gordon Flemyng · Starring Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Ernest Borgnine, Julie Harris, Gene Hackman, Jack Klugman · Music Quincy Jones

No wonder they're happy. They just stole a half-million dollars in front of a hundred-thousand witnesses... But watch what happens when it's time for The Split!

ActionCrime

A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.

VIBE

This is a cool, cynical crime flick. It feels like a masterclass in professional thievery, with a detached, almost clinical approach to its heist. The tension builds steadily towards a brutal, inevitable conclusion.

grittytensecynicalcoolsteadyneo-noircrime thriller1960s crimegreedbetrayalprofessionalism
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based on novel or bookheistamerican football stadiumparker
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