Smuggler (Paul Bartel)

Character Analysis

This jewel smuggler thought he was going to cruise into New York escorted by two police officers, have a little nosh, feed ducks in Central Park, and catch Les Miz on Broadway (probably).

Instead, the band of five criminals pens his car in and proceed to rob his emeralds, burning the car once they're finished. The smuggler and the two cops survive, though without much dignity intact.

But the successful heist pulls the "five usual suspects" closer together—they've succeeded in humiliating the cops, and have taken away some high-class loot besides.