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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michael Caine | ... | Doc Fletcher | |
| Cybill Shepherd | ... | Debbie Luckman | |
| Louis Jourdan | ... | Prince Gianfranco di Siracusa | |
| Stéphane Audran | ... | Shireen Firdausi | |
| David Warner | ... | Agha Firdausi | |
| Tom Smothers | ... | Donald Luckman | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Joe Fiore | |
| Jay Leno | ... | Albert Fiore | |
| Tony Mascia | ... | Marvin Skinner | |
| Charles Gray | ... | Charles Cook | |
| Joss Ackland | ... | Henry Foreman | |
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Jeremy Clyde | ... | Nick Topping |
| Moustache | ... | Signore Bendetti | |
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Mike Falco | ... | Boston |
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Philip Mascellino | ... | St. Louis |
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Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher (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 his wheeler-dealing skills in order to keep hold of everything he's worked for, in the process romancing a banker's discontented wife (Cybill Shepherd). Written by marktreut
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3 June 1977 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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The movie was cast with two actors who portrayed Bond villains. Louis Jourdan played Prince Kamal Khan in Octopussy (1983), and Charles Gray portrayed Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). See more »Goofs
When Luckman (Tom Smothers) offers to buy the bank his hands alternate, between shots, from being in his pockets, to hanging loose by his sides. See more »Crazy Credits
The final credits play over a scene of Donald Luckman writing his story of the events whilst in gaol. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is easily one of top 100 favourite films, and having just watched it again last night I felt compelled to finally write a review on it.
The casting is wonderful, the acting is superb, the script is involved but very well thought out and so it makes for an intelligent film, the scenery and camera work are excellent, the dialogue is subtlety written, and the film has a wonderful ending. So what's not to like?
For me this is one of those rare films where scene after scene is memorable, and each for their own reasons. My favourite scene is probably the one where Caine confronts his boss by the pool: the respect the two have for each other is wonderfully portrayed and presented, and Caine's look up to the sky immediately following the encounter shows the stress he was feeling during the confrontation - beautifully written, acted and shot!!
Bad points? Honestly, there ain't many that this reviewer can find. I guess Shephard's character may seem over the top, but she would have charmed me every bit as much as she did Caine, and so his interest in her feels completely authentic.
Another issue for some viewers may be the subtle dialogue and involved plot, but that's always going to be an issue with an intelligent film.
So why would I not give this film a 10 like I would Ben Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, My Fair Lady, Charade, Lord of the Rings, or other classic masterpieces? Because those films all have some magic in them, and that's the one thing that Silver Bears lacks. It is superb in almost every way, but it lacks magic.
To sum up, I regard Silver Bears as a highly underrated film, and if you appreciate great acting and intelligent plots, I reckon you'll really enjoy it.