The Split (1968)

Director
Gordon Flemyng

Main cast
Jim Brown; Diahann Carroll; Ernest Borgnine; Julie Harris; Gene Hackman

Genres
Crime, Thriller

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


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