Murph the Surf (1975)
The True Story of Two Miami Playboys Who Liked the Girls and the Good Life Enough to Turn Con Men and Pull Off the Biggest Job in History! And the Cops Knew It, But Couldn't Do a Thing About It!
101 min
Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called the "Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century," the robbers took 22 precious gems, including the Star of India, the 100.32-carat de Long Ruby and the 16.25-carat Eagle Diamond, stones so famous they would be impossible to sell.
- Release date
- June 11, 1975
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Robert Conrad as Allan Kuhn
- Don Stroud as Jack Murphy
- Donna Mills as Ginny Eaton
- Robyn Millan as Sharon Kagel
- Luther Adler as Max 'The Eye'
- Paul Stewart as Avery
- Morgan Paull as Arnie Holcomb
- Ben Frank as Hopper Magee
- Burt Young as Sgt. Bernasconi
- Pepper Martin as Sgt. Terwilliger
Crew
- Marvin J. Chomsky · Director
- E. Arthur Kean · Writer
- Allan Dale Kuhn · Writer
- Chuck Courtney · Producer
- J. Skeet Wilson · Producer
- Phillip Lambro · Composer
- Michel Hugo · Cinematographer
- Howard A. Smith · Editor
- Steven R. Stevens · Casting director
- James Dowell Vance · Production designer