The Rip-Off

The Rip-Off, also known as The Squeeze and Diamond Thieves, is a 1978 crime action film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It was Margheriti's third collaboration with actor Lee Van Cleef, after previously directing him in The Stranger and the Gunfighter and Take a Hard Ride. In the film, a veteran safe-cracker comes out of retirement to steal a shipment of diamonds. He is shot during the heist and then has his injuries tended by an eccentric neighbor.