Bank Shot
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| Directed by | Gower Champion |
| Produced by |
Hal Landers Bobby Roberts |
| Screenplay by | Wendell Mayes |
| Based on |
The Bank Shot by Donald E. Westlake |
| Starring |
George C. Scott Joanna Cassidy Sorrell Booke Don Calfa Bibi Osterwald Frank McRae Bob Balaban G. Wood Clifton James |
| Music by | John Morris |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling, Jr. |
| Edited by | David Bretherton |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | July 31, 1974 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bank Shot is a 1974 film directed by Gower Champion and written by Wendell Mayes. It was loosely based upon Donald E. Westlake's novel of the same name, which was the second book of his Dortmunder series. The film stars George C. Scott, Joanna Cassidy, Sorrell Booke, and G. Wood.
Plot
A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location?
Cast
- George C. Scott as Walter Upjohn Ballantine
- Joanna Cassidy as El
- Sorrell Booke as Al G. Karp
- Don Calfa as Stosh Gornik
- Bibi Osterwald as Mums Gornik
- Frank McRae as Herman X
- Bob Balaban as Victor Karp (as Robert Balaban)
- G. Wood as Constable
- Clifton James as Streiger
- Liam Dunn as Painter
- Hank Stohl as Agent Johnson
- Jack Riley as Agent Jackson
- Harvey J. Goldenberg as Policeman #1
- Jamie Reidy as Policeman #2
- Harvey Evans as Irving
- Pat Zurica as Man in Privy
Reception
Vincent Canby of The New York Times was mildly amused: "It's not a great movie. It's not worth taking a taxi to see. Yet there are many less invigorating ways to waste one's time. ... The intensity of Scott's performance is highly comic. His Walter Ballantine has the discipline, self-assurance and narrow vision of the true fanatic. So, too, do most of the other characters in the film... Gower Champion, who has had more success as a Broadway director (Hello, Dolly) than as a maker of films (My Six Loves), seems to have had a great deal of fun with first-rate actors doing Bank Shot — grace of a work by someone who knows exactly what he's doing."[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (August 1, 1974). "A Disarming 'Bank Shot': Crooks Prove Proper and Optimistic". The New York Times.