The Bank (2001)

Director:

Robert Connolly

Writers:

Mike Betar (original idea)
Robert Connolly (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 September 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Public enemy number one: The Bank

Plot:

The Bank is a thriller about banking, corruption and alchemy. |

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Bank Officer | Financial Ruin | Lawyer | Business

Awards:

9 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

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
Robert van Mackelenberg	...	Chairman
Jeff Keogh	...	Christopher
Matt Norman	...	Limo Driver
Joshua Jay	...	Roger

Also Known As:

The bank - Il nemico pubblico n. 1 (Italy)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Australia | Italy

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Trivia:

Some scenes were actually shot on the uppers floors of a major bank's corporate headquarters in Melbourne.

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.

Quotes:

Simon O'Reilly: I'm like God, with a better suit.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Greed is good!

Greed is at the core of this film. It's incredible how money can corrupt people to the point that it will make them do things that ultimately, they will live to regret.

It was a surprise to see this Australian film that only played a couple of weeks in New York. It's a much better picture than some of the very highly regarded ones that came out just about the same time and are still around, while this one went back to Australia, probably.

The director, Robert Connelly presents us with a story that's very plausible. In it, the greedy banker, played with fine assurance by Anthony LaPaglia, wants to be able to get rich with a scheme that is presented to him by the mysterious David Wenham.

Aside from some of the technical aspects of the financial world, it is very entertaining and very nicely acted by all the actors in it.