The Silent Partner

Overview

This Canadian "sleeper" stars Elliot Gould as a teller who gets wind of master criminal Christopher Plummer's scheme to rob his bank and providently squirrels away $50,000. After the robbery, the papers report the amount of the bank's loss, and Plummer realizes that there's fifty thousand extra bucks floating around.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/18/2019
UPC:	0738329237585
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	27,638

Special Features

Think of a Number: Interview with star Elliott Gould; Audio Commentary by Film Historian Howard. S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson; Radio Spt; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elliott Gould	Miles Cullen
Christopher Plummer	Harry Reikle
Susannah York	Julie Carver
Celine Lomez	Elaine
Michael Kirby	Packard
Ken Pogue	Detective
John Candy	Simonsen
Gail Dahms	Louise
Michael Donaghue	Berg
Jack Duffy	Fogelman
Nancy Simmonds	Girl in Sauna
Nuala Fitzgerald	Mrs. Skinner
Guy Sanvido	Locksmith
Aino Pirskanen	Mrs. Evanchuck
Michele Rosen	Young Woman in Bank
Ben Williams	Newsboy
Sandy Crawley	2nd Detective
Jan Campbell	Boy's Mother
Jimmy Davidson	Little Boy
Eve Norman	Girl at Party
John Kerr	3rd Detective
Sue Lumsden	TV Reporter
Candace O'Connor	Bank Assistant
Stephen Levy	Freddie
Sean Sullivan	Frank, Bank Guard
Charlotte Blunt	Mrs. Packard
Oscar Peterson	Composer

Technical Credits

Garth H. Drabinsky	Executive Producer
Daryl Duke	Director
Joel B. Michaels	Producer
Stephen Young	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Before Curtis Hanson's success as a director in the 1990s, he was known mostly for a handful of well-respected, edgy screenplays. Adapted from a novel by Anders Bodelsen, the cerebral thriller The Silent Partner was little-seen upon release, but in hindsight, it stands out as one of the best sleepers of the late '70s. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Daryl Duke, Partner gets a lot of mileage from its star, Elliott Gould, who is at his laconic best as the surprisingly smooth bank teller. Similar to his distanced performance in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye, Gould subtly plays an everyman struggling to regain control of his life, on his own terms. In his role as an enraged bank robber, Christopher Plummer brings an unexpected menace to the film. Hanson would go on to write 1982's highly controversial Sam Fuller film White Dog and 1983's Never Cry Wolf before hitting box-office gold with The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992).