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The Silent Partner ()

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A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.
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Miles Cullen
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Reikle
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Julie
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Elaine
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Charles Packard
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Bank Guard
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Detective Willard
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Simonsen
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Louise (as Gail Dahms)
Michael Donaghue ...
Berg
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Fogelman
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Girl in Sauna
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Safety Deposit Box Woman
Guy Sanvido ...
Locksmith
Charlotte Blunt ...
Mrs. Packard
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Mrs. Evanchuk
Michele Rosen ...
Young Woman in Bank
Ben Williams ...
Newsboy
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Detective #2
Jan Campbell ...
Little Boy's Mother
Jimmy Davidson ...
Little Boy
Eva Norman ...
Girl at Party
John Kerr ...
Detective #3
Sue Lumsden ...
TV Newswoman
Harry Amey ...
Minister (as Reverend Harry Amey)
Candace O'Connor ...
Bank Assistant
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Freddie (as Stephen Levy)
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Person Standing Outside Bank Door Being Unlocked (uncredited)
Trevor Rose ...
Choir Boy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Daryl Duke
Curtis Hanson ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Curtis Hanson ... (screenplay) &
Anders Bodelsen ... (novel "Think of a Number")

Produced by

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Garth H. Drabinsky ... executive producer
Curtis Hanson ... associate producer
Joel B. Michaels ... producer
Stephen Young ... producer

Music by

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Oscar Peterson

Cinematography by

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Billy Williams ... director of photography

Editing by

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George Appleby

Editorial Department

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Michael Clark ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Karen Hazzard

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Trevor Williams

Set Decoration by

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Dave Deyell
Gerry Holmes ... (as Gerald Holmes)

Makeup Department

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Ken Brooke ... makeup artist
Adrian Hoffman ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Brenda Bonner ... assistant production manager
Liz Butterfield ... production manager
Gary Flanagan ... assistant production manager
Marilyn Stonehouse ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Rossie Grose ... second assistant director
Alan Simmonds ... first assistant director
Rudy Wrench ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Andres Bartels ... assistant art director
Denis Kirkham ... production laborer (as Dennis Kirkham)
Cy Langevin ... assistant props
Steve Shewchuk ... property master

Sound Department

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David Appleby ... re-recording mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois ... re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Michael Dandy ... assistant sound editor
Abe De Cesare ... boom swinger (as Abe de Cesare)
Brian French ... assistant sound editor
Glen Gauthier ... re-recording mixer
David Lee ... sound recordist
Bruce Nyznik ... sound editor
Peter Thillaye ... sound editor
Don White ... sound recordist (uncredited)

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Bill Wood ... special effects (as Bill Woods)

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Jack Breeze ... gaffer
Tom Finnen ... assistant grip
Ron Gillham ... key grip
David Harcourt ... camera operator
Stephen M. Katz ... photographer: second unit (as Stephen Katz)
David Lucas ... electrician
Joachim Martin ... second assistant camera (as Jock Martin)
Anthony R. Palmieri ... first assistant camera (as Anthony Palmieri)
Herb Reischl Sr. ... best boy (as Herb Reichl)
John Russ ... dolly grip
Laszlo Szilvassy ... still photographer (as Laszlo Szilvassey)
Cliff West ... generator operator
Brian Woodroof ... electrician (as Brian Woodruff)

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Gayle Franklin ... assistant wardrobe (as Gayle Mcleod)
Debi Weldon ... wardrobe (as Deborah Weldon)

Music Department

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Leonard A. Engel ... music recording supervisor (as Len Engel)
Kenneth Wannberg ... conductor (as Ken Wannberg) / music arranger (as Ken Wannberg)
Albert Woodbury ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Natalie Drache ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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John Cocks ... driver captain
Bill Jackson ... driver captain

Additional Crew

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Jim Cameron ... craft service
Peter Cresswell ... production assistant (as Peter Creswell)
Cyril Drabinsky ... production assistant
Alice Ferrier ... production coordinator
Hal Galli ... representative: Cine Guarantor
Hannah Hempstead ... associate to producers
Mario Kassar ... presenter
Margaret Livingston ... production secretary (as Margaret A. Livingston)
Heather McIntosh ... production accountant
Linda Shapiro ... unit publicist
Andrew G. Vajna ... presenter (as Andrew Vajna)
Lisa King ... production accounts (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines A masterpiece of cunning and suspense... In a web of mounting tension, a beautiful girl is trapped and torn between two lovers, climaxing in a scene more terrifying than a nightmare! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'argent de la banque (Canada, French title)
  • L'argent de la banque (France)
  • Dein Partner ist der Tod (Germany)
  • Testigo silencioso (Spain)
  • Gizli Ortak (Turkey, Turkish title)
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Runtime
  • 106 min
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Budget CAD2,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The only ever dramatic theatrical feature film to be scored by Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson who, coincidentally, was a schoolmate of lead actor Christopher Plummer. See more »
Goofs The bank robber flees and steals a car from someone who is tying a Christmas tree to the roof of it. The bank robber drives away, throwing the car owner onto the wet pavement. But, before that, the seat of his pants are already wet, indicating the stunt was done more than once. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Meteor/Luna/And Justice for All/The Silent Partner/Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). See more »
Soundtracks C'mon Downtown See more »
Quotes Harry Reikle: I'm just going to give you a little time... to try to be reasonable. If you decide you're not going to be reasonable, then one night when you come home, you'll find me *inside*, waiting for you. And that will be the night you'll wish you'd never been born.
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