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The Bank Job (2008)

R  111 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller   -  7 March 2008 (USA)
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Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.

Director:

Roger Donaldson
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The Bank Job -- This is the U.S. trailer for The Bank Job, directed by Roger Donaldson. The Bank Job -- Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - s
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Statham ...
Saffron Burrows ...
Stephen Campbell Moore ...
Daniel Mays ...
James Faulkner James Faulkner ...
Guy Singer
Alki David ...
Michael Jibson ...
Georgia Taylor Georgia Taylor ...
Richard Lintern ...
Peter Bowles Peter Bowles ...
Alistair Petrie ...
Hattie Morahan ...
Julian Lewis Jones ...
Andrew Brooke Andrew Brooke ...
Rupert Frazer Rupert Frazer ...
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Storyline

Business is slow for Terry Leather, a London car dealer, married with children. He's an artful dodger, so Martine, a former model with a thing for him, brings him her scheme: a bank's alarm is off for a couple weeks, so let's tunnel into the vault. He assembles a team, not realizing her real goal is a safe-deposit box with compromising photos of a royal: she needs the photos to trade for avoiding a jail sentence - and MI-5, or is it MI-6, is pulling the strings two steps removed. A Trinidadian thug, a high-end bordello owner, and a pornographer also have things stored in the vault, so the break-in threatens many a powerful personage. Is there any way these amateurs can pull it off? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Bank | Safe Deposit | Murder | Pornographer | London England  | See more »

Taglines:

The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£951,013 (UK) (2 March 2008) (324 Screens)

Gross:

$30,028,592 (USA) (1 June 2008)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Roger Donaldson said one of the most difficult days of filming was when he filmed the brothel scene. The scene called for the women to be walking around wearing only garters. However, Donaldson said that when he went to film the scene he discovered that most of the women shaved their genitals, which would have been anachronistic for 1971. So the actresses had to wear pubic wigs called "merkins." This caused a problem because the merkins were hard to secure in place and kept slipping, causing Donaldson much aggravation. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: On the end credits, the characters are grouped into categories. The category "VILLAINS" is misspelled as "VILLIANS". See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Eddie Burton: [while drilling a mileage meter back] Another Terry Leather low mileage here.
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Crazy Credits

Disclaimer: "The names of many people identified in this film have been changed to protect the guilty." See more »

Connections

References "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" (1983) See more »

Soundtracks

"Money (That's What I Want)"
Written by Berry Gordy (as Gordy) / Janie Bradford (as Bradford)
Performed by The Storys
Published by EMI Entertainment World / J. Albert & Son
Licensed courtesy of J. Albert & Son Pty Limited
(p) 2007 Hall Recordings
Courtesy of Hall Recordings
John Waller Management
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