"The Silent Partner", a 1978 Canadian produced 'heist' film, directed by Daryl Duke, is based on the novel by Anders Bodelsen, starring Christopher Plummer in a memorable performance as bank robber 'Harry Reikle':
...'Miles Cullen' (Elliott Gould), a bored teller at a small bank in Toronto's 'Eaton Centre', finds a discarded hold up note on one of the counters.
"He also figures out who the crook is when he sees a mall 'Santa Claus' (Plummer) hanging around outside the bank whose 'give to charity' sign has similar handwriting to the discarded note. But instead of telling his bosses or contacting the police, Miles stashes wads of bank cash in an old lunch box rather than the bank's till.
"When the Santa shows up at Miles' teller's desk with another note, Miles hands over a small amount then later reports to the police he handed over all the money from his day’s transactions.
...'Miles Cullen' (Elliott Gould), a bored teller at a small bank in Toronto's 'Eaton Centre', finds a discarded hold up note on one of the counters.
"He also figures out who the crook is when he sees a mall 'Santa Claus' (Plummer) hanging around outside the bank whose 'give to charity' sign has similar handwriting to the discarded note. But instead of telling his bosses or contacting the police, Miles stashes wads of bank cash in an old lunch box rather than the bank's till.
"When the Santa shows up at Miles' teller's desk with another note, Miles hands over a small amount then later reports to the police he handed over all the money from his day’s transactions.
- 7/1/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"The Silent Partner", a 1978 Canadian produced 'heist' film, directed by Daryl Duke, based on a novel by Danish writer Anders Bodelsen, stars Christopher Plummer in a memorable performance as bank robber 'Harry Reikle':
...'Miles Cullen' (Elliott Gould), a bored teller at a small bank in Toronto's 'Eaton Centre', finds a discarded hold up note on one of the counters. He also figures out who the crook is when he sees a mall 'Santa Claus' (Plummer) hanging around outside the bank whose 'give to charity' sign has similar handwriting to the discarded note.
"Instead of telling his bosses or contacting the police, Miles stashes wads of bank cash in an old lunch box rather than the bank's till. When the Santa shows up at Miles' teller's desk with another note, Miles hands over a small amount then later reports to the police he handed over all the money from his day’s transactions.
...'Miles Cullen' (Elliott Gould), a bored teller at a small bank in Toronto's 'Eaton Centre', finds a discarded hold up note on one of the counters. He also figures out who the crook is when he sees a mall 'Santa Claus' (Plummer) hanging around outside the bank whose 'give to charity' sign has similar handwriting to the discarded note.
"Instead of telling his bosses or contacting the police, Miles stashes wads of bank cash in an old lunch box rather than the bank's till. When the Santa shows up at Miles' teller's desk with another note, Miles hands over a small amount then later reports to the police he handed over all the money from his day’s transactions.
- 2/6/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The absolute best small scale ‘perfect crime’ thriller has nail-biting suspense, humor, sexy scenes, a shocking violent scene and apparently a terrific collaboration between director Daryl Duke and writer Curtis Hanson. Elliott Gould and Christopher Plummer give unique, superb performances, and Susannah York is enticing as well. It’s not neo-noir, it’s better than neo-noir. With a very early John Candy performance, too.
The Silent Partner
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1978 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101 min./ Street Date June 18, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez, John Candy.
Cinematography: Billy Williams
Film Editor: George Appleby
Original Music: Oscar Peterson
Written by Curtis Hanson from the book Think of a Number by Anders Bodelsen
Produced by Garth H. Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels, Stephen Young
Directed by Daryl Duke
“We grab each moment and we make it count!”
The Silent Partner is a wonderful sleeper that most...
The Silent Partner
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1978 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101 min./ Street Date June 18, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez, John Candy.
Cinematography: Billy Williams
Film Editor: George Appleby
Original Music: Oscar Peterson
Written by Curtis Hanson from the book Think of a Number by Anders Bodelsen
Produced by Garth H. Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels, Stephen Young
Directed by Daryl Duke
“We grab each moment and we make it count!”
The Silent Partner is a wonderful sleeper that most...
- 6/18/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
You love the horror, suspense thriller, action and science fiction films that make up the world of Canadian cult cinema affectionately known as Canuxploitation.
You’ve watched the entire David Cronenberg genre filmography (if not, please do so now as The Brood, Scanners and The Fly are three of the greatest horror films ever made).
You’ve seen Black Christmas and The Changeling and watched a slasher-ific marathon of Prom Night, Terror Train, Happy Birthday to Me and My Bloody Valentine.
You caught up with Cube, the Ginger Snaps series, Splice, Hobo with a Shotgun and WolfCop all while keeping close tabs on the works of Astron-6.
Yet your hunger for Canadian genre film productions and co-productions cannot be satiated.
To aid you in your deeper exploration of the field, following is a chronological look at a number of Canadian genre films that simply don’t get enough attention.
****
The Groundstar Conspiracy...
You’ve watched the entire David Cronenberg genre filmography (if not, please do so now as The Brood, Scanners and The Fly are three of the greatest horror films ever made).
You’ve seen Black Christmas and The Changeling and watched a slasher-ific marathon of Prom Night, Terror Train, Happy Birthday to Me and My Bloody Valentine.
You caught up with Cube, the Ginger Snaps series, Splice, Hobo with a Shotgun and WolfCop all while keeping close tabs on the works of Astron-6.
Yet your hunger for Canadian genre film productions and co-productions cannot be satiated.
To aid you in your deeper exploration of the field, following is a chronological look at a number of Canadian genre films that simply don’t get enough attention.
****
The Groundstar Conspiracy...
- 4/21/2015
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Recent hot cinema topics such as the portrayal of the Mandarin character in Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 and speculations about what classic Star Trek villain Benedict Cumberbatch’s character in J.J Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness was modeled after leading up to the film’s release, among others, underline the importance of great villains in genre cinema.
Creating a great cinematic villain is a difficult goal that makes for an incredibly rewarding and memorable viewer experience when it is achieved.
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains. Other writing on this subject tends to be a bit unfocused, as “greatest villain” articles tend to mix live-action human villains with animated characters and even animals. Many of these articles also lack a cohesive quality as they attempt to cover too much ground at once by spanning all of film history.
This article focuses on the 1970’s,...
Creating a great cinematic villain is a difficult goal that makes for an incredibly rewarding and memorable viewer experience when it is achieved.
We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains. Other writing on this subject tends to be a bit unfocused, as “greatest villain” articles tend to mix live-action human villains with animated characters and even animals. Many of these articles also lack a cohesive quality as they attempt to cover too much ground at once by spanning all of film history.
This article focuses on the 1970’s,...
- 5/19/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
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