Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Elliott Gould | ... | Miles Cullen | |
Christopher Plummer | ... | Reikle | |
Susannah York | ... | Julie | |
Céline Lomez | ... | Elaine | |
Michael Kirby | ... | Charles Packard | |
Sean Sullivan | ... | Bank Guard | |
Ken Pogue | ... | Detective Willard | |
John Candy | ... | Simonsen | |
Gail Dahms-Bonine | ... | Louise (as Gail Dahms) | |
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Micheal Donaghue | ... | Berg (as Michael Donaghue) |
Jack Duffy | ... | Fogelman | |
Nancy Simmonds | ... | Girl in Sauna | |
Nuala Fitzgerald | ... | Safety Deposit Box Woman | |
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Guy Sanvido | ... | Locksmith |
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Charlotte Blunt | ... | Mrs. Packard |
A bank teller is held up at gun point in his bank. Luckily for him he receives a clue that this is going to occur and diverts most of the cash into his own safety deposit box, leaving only a nominal amount for the crook. The ruse works well, but for the fact that the crook resents the fact that he has been outsmarted. There ensues a terrific battle of wits involving the clever but basically "moral" teller, and the cunning and totally uninhibited bank robber, which involves several other people in ways which cannot be revealed here. Written by Geoff Jamieson <GJamieso@vitgnos1.telecom.com.au>
You're in for a lot of suspense with this one, I've never understood why this movie was not more widely seen, even though it is deservedly highly-regarded. The whole cast is terrific, above all the great Elliott Gould. Curtis Hanson's screenplay offers just the right twists at just the right moments and it all adds up to a very believable story. Don't miss it!!