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The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

19885.51h 33m

Overview

When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marinaro) discover a major diamond heist is about to go down at a renowned gallery, they enlist one of their suspects, gallery employee Tara Holden (Brooke Shields). But an attempt to foil the robbery explodes with deadly consequences for Tara. Committed to break the case, Rawlings relentlessly pursues the clues through a twisted maze of deceit and danger that takes him to England, where he and Scotland Yard detecive Charlie Lawson expose the ultimate con and solve the crime.

Directed by Don Taylor
Written by John Minahan, David E. Peckinpah
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Top Cast

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Det. Rollings

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Tara Holden

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Chief Walter Vadney

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Lt. Barnett

Tony Steedman

Tony Steedman

Chief Supt. Kellogg

Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor

Mr. Exeter

Twiggy

Twiggy

Det. Sgt. Charlie Lawson

Ed Marinaro

Ed Marinaro

Det. Brendan Thomas

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Howard George

Jerry Donohoe

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Basil

About The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap is a action, adventure, tv movie film released in 1988. Directed by Don Taylor, it stars Howard Hesseman, Brooke Shields, Darren McGavin. When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marinaro) discover a major diamond heist is about to go down at a renowned gallery, they enlist one of their suspects, gallery employee Tara Holden (Brooke Shields). But an attempt to foil the robbery explodes with deadly consequences for Tara. Committed to break the case, Rawlings relentlessly pursues the clues through a twisted maze of deceit and danger that takes him to England, where he and Scotland Yard detecive Charlie Lawson expose the ultimate con and solve the crime.

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