The Split
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| Directed by | Gordon Flemyng |
| Written by |
Donald E. Westlake (novel) Robert Sabaroff |
| Release dates | October 1968 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
The Split is a 1968 film directed by Gordon Flemyng and written by Robert Sabaroff based upon the Parker novel The Seventh by Donald E. Westlake.
Plot synopsis
Thieves fall out when over a half million dollars goes missing after the daring and carefully planned robbery of the Los Angeles Coliseum during a football game, each one accusing the other of having the money.
The heist has been masterminded by a man named McClain and his partner, Gladys. In choosing their accomplices carefully, McClain challenges getaway driver Harry Kifka to a race, picks a fight with thug Bert Clinger and has a shooting match with marksman Dave Negli before pulling off the job.
Together, the thieves make off with $500,000. McClain stashes the money with Ellie, his estranged wife. While his partners impatiently await their split of the loot, Lt. Walter Brill takes charge of the case. Ellie is attacked and killed by Herb Sutro, her landlord, who steals the money as well.
McClain and the gang accuse each other of taking the money, leading to a confrontation that ends with the apparent death of Negli and Gladys--but it's actually Brill who has the loot. He and McClain decide to divide it up between themselves, but the rest of McClain's gang has other ideas. After a shoot-out at the docks, only McClain and Brill are left--Brill decides to take a small part of the loot, giving McClain his rightful sixth, and plans to return the rest to win a promotion. McClain, with his money, is about to board a flight out of town, when he hears a woman--possibly Gladys--calling his name. He turns around......
Cast
- Jim Brown as McClain
- Diahann Carroll as Ellie Kennedy
- Ernest Borgnine as Bert Clinger
- Julie Harris as Gladys
- Gene Hackman as Detective Lt. Walter Brill
- Jack Klugman as Harry Kifka
- Warren Oates as Marty Gough
- James Whitmore as Herb Sutro
- Donald Sutherland as Dave Negli
- Joyce Jameson as Jenifer
- Harry Hickox as Detective
- Jackie Joseph as Jackie
- Warren Vanders as Mason
External links
- The Split at the Internet Movie Database
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