Murph the Surf
Directed byMarvin J. Chomsky
StarringRobert Conrad
Music byPhillip Lambro
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
April 21, 1976
Running time
101 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Murph the Surf, also known as Live a Little, Steal a Lot, is a 1975 film based on a jewel burglary involving the surfer Jack Roland Murphy, who had the nickname "Murph the Surf". Starring Robert Conrad, Don Stroud and Donna Mills, it was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky.[1] The New York Times edition of October 20, 2019 revisited the true story of Jack Murphy's theft of the irreplaceable gemstones from a poorly guarded Museum of Natural History.[2]

Plot

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 (a 563.35-carat sapphire), the 100.32-carat de Long Ruby and the 16.25-carat Eagle Diamond (which was never recovered) … stones so famous they would be impossible to sell.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Live a Little, Steal a Lot - Releases - AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  2. ^ Corey Kilgannon (October 17, 2019). "How a Band of Surfer Dudes Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in New York City". The New York Times.

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Films directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
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