| The Great Bank Robbery | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Hy Averback |
| Produced by | Malcolm Stuart |
| Written by | Novel: Frank O'Rourke Screenplay: William Peter Blatty |
| Starring | Zero Mostel Kim Novak Clint Walker |
| Music by | Nelson Riddle |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Editing by | Gene Milford |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | September 10, 1969 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Great Bank Robbery is a 1969 Western comedy film from Warner Brothers directed by Hy Averback and written by William Peter Blatty, based on the novel by Frank O'Rourke. The movie had a soundtrack with songs by Jimmy Van Heusen.[1]
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A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
| Actor | Role |
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| Zero Mostel | Rev. Pious Blue |
| Kim Novak | Sister Lyda Kebanov |
| Clint Walker | Ranger Ben Quick |
| Sam Jaffe | Brother Lilac Bailey |
| Mako | Secret Agent Fong |
| Ruth Warrick | Mrs. Applebee |
Vincent Canby of The New York Times had nothing but disdain for the film:
| “ | The Great Bank Robbery, the Western farce that opened yesterday at neighborhood theaters, is probably the least interesting movie of 1969 through this date. I hedge because there are several films I haven't seen, and because The Great Bank Robbery is so casually inept it can't support even negative superlatives.[2] | ” |