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Director:
Robert Connolly
Writers:
Mike Betar (original idea)
Robert Connolly (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 September 2001 (Australia) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Public enemy number one: The Bank
Plot:
The Bank is a thriller about banking, corruption and alchemy. | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
9 wins & 21 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Backhanded Salute
 (From FilmInk.com.au. 20 January 2009, 6:17 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
Quite a satisfying watch more (34 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

David Wenham ... Jim Doyle

Anthony LaPaglia ... Simon O'Reily
Sibylla Budd ... Michelle Roberts
Steve Rodgers ... Wayne Davis

Mitchell Butel ... Stephen
Mandy McElhinney ... Diane Davis
Greg Stone ... Vincent
Kazuhiro Muroyama ... Toshio
Andrew Bayly ... Mr. Johnson
Thomas Blackburne ... Young Jim
Sharon Oppy ... Teacher
Giles Rittman ... School child
Robert van Mackelenberg ... Chairman
Dylan Foss ... School child
Jeff Keogh ... Christopher

Matt Norman ... Limo Driver
Jessica Voglis ... School child
Nicole Croker ... School child
Joshua Jay ... Roger
Ian Bliss ... Executive 1
Holly Myers ... Yvonne
Peter Barron ... Executive 2
Tanja Bulatovic ... Computer Lab Technician
Peta Doodson ... Librarian
Vincent Gil ... Sheriff
Tim Aris ... Police Detective

Stephen Leeder ... Billy
Emily Lumbers ... Monica
Sue Jones ... Bank Barrister
Maureen Edwards ... Supreme Court Judge
Bruce Myles ... Ben
Lance Anderson ... Jim's Father
Aris Gounaris ... Immigration Officer
Kate Crawford ... B.T.S.E. (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kent Clifton-Bligh ... Boat Driver
Nicholas Galati ... Simon's Son

Darren Hassan ... Stockbroker
James Judge ... Phone Trader
Rodney Kelly ... Phone Trader
Julia Limb ... Reporter
Craig Madden ... Petrol Station Attendant
Anna McCrossin-Owen ... Teacher #2

David Ross Paterson ... Board Member (as David Paterson)
Debora Robertson ... Reporter
Ronald S. Stickland ... Immigration Supervisor
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Directed by
Robert Connolly 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Mike Betar  original idea
Robert Connolly  screenplay
Brian Price  original idea

Produced by
John Maynard .... producer
Domenico Procacci .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Alan John 
 
Cinematography by
Tristan Milani 
 
Film Editing by
Nick Meyers 
 
Casting by
Jane Norris 
 
Production Design by
Luigi Pittorino 
 
Art Direction by
Juliet John 
 
Costume Design by
Annie Marshall 
 
Makeup Department
Stephanie Larman .... hair designer
Stephanie Larman .... makeup designer
Dallas Stephens .... hair assistant
Dallas Stephens .... makeup assistant
 
Production Management
Elisa Argenzio .... production manager
Louise Gleeson .... post-production supervisor
Helen Lovelock .... post-production supervisor
Andrew Marshall .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Embling .... third assistant director
Jason Faulkner .... second assistant director
Phil Jones .... first assistant director
Iain Pirret .... additional second assistant director
 
Art Department
Pete Baxter .... set dresser
Lee Chong .... art department runner
Anne Flynn .... art department coordinator
Clive Jones .... scenic artist
Pia McDowell .... set dresser
Robert Molnar .... assistant set dresser
Tam Morris .... storyboard artist
Janie Parker .... set dresser
Leroy Plummer .... stand-by props
Robert Spiller .... constructor
Richard Veith .... draftsperson
Samantha Ward .... assistant set dresser
 
Sound Department
Yulia Akerholt .... sound editor: atmosphere
Meri Blazevski .... assistant sound editor
Steve Burgess .... adr engineer
Craig Carter .... dialogue editor
Rob Dawson .... boom operator
Ricky Edwards .... dialogue editor
Bruce Emery .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Bryce Grunden .... additional sound effects recordist
Mauricio Hernández .... adr engineer
Phil Heywood .... sound re-recording mixer
Rory McGregor .... sound mix assistant
Adrian Medhurst .... foley artist
Martin Oswin .... adr engineer
Martin Oswin .... foley mixer
Sam Petty .... sound designer
Sam Petty .... special effects sound editor
Andrew Ramage .... sound recordist
John Simpson .... foley artist
John Willsteed .... special effects sound editor
Tony Young .... foley recordist
 
Special Effects by
Clint Ingram .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Tony Beer .... visual effects
Toby Ehinger .... visual effects
Sheldon Gardner .... visual effects
Henk Hop .... visual effects
Kynan Hughes .... visual effects
Rachel Hynes .... visual effects
Peta Jenkins .... visual effects
Matthew Keighery .... visual effects
Sally Madgwick .... visual effects
Ross Mitchell .... opticals
Amanda Newton .... film recording and scanning
Bevan Wishart .... visual effects
 
Stunts
Zev Eleftheriou .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Argiro .... third electrician (as Antonio Argiro)
Kevin Campbell .... clapper loader
Andre Fleuren .... camera operator (as André Fleuren)
Dean Garro .... assistant grip
Tony Hall .... key grip
Terry Howells .... focus puller
Ben Jasper .... focus puller
Marin Johnson .... focus puller
Con Mancuso .... gaffer
Christopher Mitchell .... fourth electric
Emma Moroney .... clapper loader
Harry Panagiotidis .... Steadicam operator
Fabian Poggendorf .... grip
John Regan .... assistant grip
Matthew Sculley .... best boy
 
Casting Department
Brooke Howden .... casting assistant
Brooke Howden .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gareth Blaha .... wardrobe attachment
Kelly Foreman .... costume stand-by
Jill Guice .... costume stand-by
Keryn Ribbands .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Leo Bahas .... negative matcher
Meri Blazevski .... first assistant editor
Margaret Bourke .... negative matcher
Arthur Cambridge .... color grader
Paul Cross .... negative matcher
Terry Hunt .... editing attachment
Milena Romanin .... first assistant editor
Caroline Scott .... additional first assistant editor (as Carolyn Scott)
Annette Trevitt .... second assistant editor
George Turnure .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Nicholas Cervonaro .... assistant music engineer
Lyle Chan .... music supervisor
Richard Lush .... music recording engineer
Nick Meyers .... music editor
Virginia Read .... music recording producer
Julie Simonds .... music copyist
Bruce Smeaton .... music consultant
David Stanhope .... conductor
Karl Vyzard .... music copyist
 
Transportation Department
Bruce Ross .... vehicle coordinator
 
Other crew
Lesley Aitkin .... post-production script
Debra Annear .... account assistant
Mike Betar .... story idea
Maurice Burns .... location manager
Miranda Colman .... additional production runner
Tom Coltraine .... safety supervisor
Brendan Dillon .... key model maker
Adam Dolman .... production secretary
John Fox .... armorer
Leisa Francis .... post-production accountant
Leisa Francis .... production accountant
Eva Freeman .... script consultant
Katherine Fry .... continuity
Tina Hennel .... unit assistant
Lyn Jones .... post-production accountant
Hamish MacLeod .... location assistant
Kara Masters .... production runner
Anna Molyneaux .... production coordinator
Jane Moroney .... account assistant
Roger Morrison .... location assistant
Brendan O'Grady .... unit assistant
Jeffrey Raphael .... video grader
Rick Springett .... opticals
Alan Woodruff .... rushes synchronization
Deborah Wright .... location scout
Susie Wright .... pre-production coordinator
Jane Elizabeth .... international festival coordinator (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Marion Pilowsky .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The bank - Il nemico pubblico n. 1 (Italy)
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
Australia | Italy
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Company:
Arenafilm more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Some scenes were actually shot on the uppers floors of a major bank's corporate headquarters in Melbourne. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Wayne is holding Simon at gunpoint and you can see the computer screen showing the progress of the stock market in the background, the line chart changes from being half way across the screen to beginning to cross the screen to being half way across the screen again by the time the scene ends. more
Quotes:
Simon O'Reilly: I'm like God, with a better suit. more
Movie Connections:
References Koyaanisqatsi (1982) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Quite a satisfying watch, 26 November 2004
Author: tresdodge from London

A large corporate bank takes on a young Mathematics PHD boffin who insists that with funds he can fully develop a theory that predicts the movements of the stock market.

Not a bad watch at all, fine acting, a pretty good story and nice cinematography bring together a thoroughly credible piece.

The bank here is the archetypal 'unelected private tyranny' that exist in our times, where they can bully governments, cross borders and refute any kind of ethical principles in the name of greed and profit.

The head of the evil organisation is played very well by Anthony LaPaglia who is utterly convincing and puts in the best performance of the film. In addition, the lead David Wenham is also fairly good and his beautiful love interest Sibylla Budd is not bad either.

I quite enjoyed this movie, each scene looked like a lot of effort had been put into setting it up and directing the actors. The overall feel of the film was very effective for the subject matter but it was missing something that would make it truly memorable and a great film. The ending was not bad but overall the film was just not substantial enough

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