The Diamond Trap
1988, English. Directed by Don Taylor.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Don TaylorDirector
- Howard HessemanDet. Rollings
- Brooke ShieldsTara Holden
- Darren McGavinChief Walter Vadney
- Dick O'NeillLt. Barnett
- Tony SteedmanChief Supt. Kellogg
- Nicholas PryorMr. Exeter
- TwiggyDet. Sgt. Charlie Lawson
- Ed MarinaroDet. Brendan Thomas
- Howard GeorgeJerry Donohoe
- Wensley PitheyBasil
- H.M. WynantIdrissi
- Richard BatesDesk Clerk
Details
- Released
- 20 November 1988
- Country
- United States of America
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The Diamond Trap runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Diamond Trap isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 November 1988. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Diamond Trap?
The Diamond Trap (1988) was directed by Don Taylor and stars Howard Hesseman, Brooke Shields, Darren McGavin.