Silver Bears

19771977
PGPG
1h 53min

Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd in Silver Bears (1977)

Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine - alleged to be worth a billion dollars. As rivals close in from all sides, Doc must fight a complex struggle to keep ... Read allFinancial wizard "Doc" Fletcher acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine - alleged to be worth a billion dollars. As rivals close in from all sides, Doc must fight a complex struggle to keep hold of both the bank and the mine.Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine - alleged to be worth a billion dollars. As rivals close in from all sides, Doc must fight a complex struggle to keep hold of both the bank and the mine.

Director
- Ivan Passer
Writers
- Paul Erdman(based upon the novel by)
- Peter Stone(screenplay by)
Stars

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Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd in Silver Bears (1977)

Nigel Patrick in Silver Bears (1977)

Nigel Patrick in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, and Louis Jourdan in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine, Stéphane Audran, and David Warner in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine and Louis Jourdan in Silver Bears (1977)

Stéphane Audran in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine, Stéphane Audran, Martin Balsam, Cybill Shepherd, David Warner, Jay Leno, Louis Jourdan, and Tom Smothers in Silver Bears (1977)

Michael Caine, Stéphane Audran, Martin Balsam, Cybill Shepherd, David Warner, Jay Leno, Louis Jourdan, and Tom Smothers in Silver Bears (1977)

Director
- Ivan Passer
Writers
- Paul Erdman(based upon the novel by)
- Peter Stone(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher (Sir Michael Caine) is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives, Fletcher finds that the bank, acquired by his associate Prince di Siracusa (Louis Jourdan), consists of some shabby offices above a restaurant. To make up for this, the Prince suggests that Fletcher invests in a silver mine owned by Shireen and Agha Firdausi (Stéphane Audran and David Warner). This solves one problem, but the mine also attracts the attention of some of the most powerful people in the silver business. Fletcher must pull out all of his wheeler-dealing skills in order to keep hold of everything for which he's worked, in the process romancing a banker's discontented wife (Cybill Shepherd). —marktreut

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Taglines
- They were after silver and they struck gold.
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
This movie was notable for featuring later talk-show host Jay Leno in the second of his first two cinematic appearances.

Goofs
When Doc Fletcher is in the convertible Mercedes at the end , the ground is dry but when he catches up with Debbie Luckman its wet.

Quotes
Doc Fletcher: Okay, now there are a number of things that we can do. One: we can go home and tell Joe that his entire 3 million dollars has dissappeared. And that we are very sorry. He will be extremely sympathetic, of course, and I will wind up standing on the bottom of Lake Tahoe with cement boots on. Two, I skip town and spend the rest of my life running and hiding. Not as bad as One, but still... Three: we stay here and make the best of what we got.
Albert Fiore: What've we got?
Doc Fletcher: Nothing

Crazy credits
The final credits play over a scene of Donald Luckman writing his story of the events whilst in gaol.

Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Burt Reynolds/Diana Ross/Jack Douglas/Jay Leno (1977)

Soundtracks
Raffaella
(uncredited)
Music by Franco Pisano

Top review

A good picture.

It's a good crime picture with a star-packed cast. The plot is very engaging and not much complicated but also a clever one, which is a big advantage because you never get bored while watching it. Ivan Passer who directed the movie was amongst the leading directors of the new wave in Czechoslovakia in the early 60s but this picture is entirely different. Anyway, it's good in its genre and definitely well acted with the required *twinkle* in the eye from Michael Caine. The locations are very attractive as well as music. It's a very pleasant movie to watch in the evening. I recommend it not only to Michael Caine fans.

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Release date
- June 3, 1977 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Fool's Gold
Filming locations
- Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland
Production companies
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Runtime
- 1h 53min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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