The Silent Partner (1978)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Daryl Duke

Writers:

Curtis Hanson (screenplay)
Anders Bodelsen (novel)

Release Date:

30 March 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

"The Silent Partner" begins with a crime of sheer genius and builds to a climax of sheer terror!

Plot:

This is an imaginative plot, yet one with which the viewer can readily identify. A bank teller (Elliot Gould) is held up at gun point in his bank...

Plot Keywords:

Bank Teller | Mail Slot | Safe Deposit | Aquarium | Toronto Ontario

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Elliott Gould	...	Miles Cullen
Christopher Plummer	...	Harry Reikle
Susannah York	...	Julie Carver
Céline Lomez	...	Elaine
Michael Kirby	...	Charles Packard
Sean Sullivan	...	Frank, Bank Guard
Ken Pogue	...	Detective Willard
John Candy	...	Simonsen
Gail Dahms	...	Louise
Michael Donaghue	...	Berg
Jack Duffy	...	Fogelman
Nancy Simmonds	...	Girl in Sauna
Nuala Fitzgerald	...	Safety Deposit Box Woman
Guy Sanvido	...	Locksmith
Charlotte Blunt	...	Mrs. Vivian Packard

Also Known As:

L'argent de la banque (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1979) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1995) | Iceland:16 | Norway:16 | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Australia:R | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Carolco Entertainment

Trivia:

The main location for this movie, shown in the opening shot, is the Toronto Eaton Centre. It was built shortly before the movie was shot.

Quotes:

Miles Cullen: Sometimes it's better if you just like someone, nothing more than that.
Elaine: Like someone and have... a little something in common.
Miles Cullen: Like money?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Soundtrack:

C'mon Downtown

Bullseye!

Technically mediocre, but an adrenaline-fueled crime-thriller adapted from Anders Bodelsen's book "Think of a Number". Bank employee Elliott Gould dupes bank robber Christopher Plummer out of a small fortune, leading to a head-spinning game of cat-and-mouse. Gould and Plummer both do career-peak work, with Plummer never more riveting (violence turns him on, making him a dangerous, bloodthirsty cat). The film's R-rated mayhem may be over-the-top, but the movie is never off-putting and director Daryl Duke, working from Curtis Hanson's screenplay, nearly keeps it on track the entire way. Duke mounts the proceedings with flair, accentuating the coal-black humor inherent in the tension for a terrifically lively effect. Engrossing picture was unjustly swept under the carpet in 1978, but has more excitement than most big-budget films in this genre. Watch out! ***1/2 from ****