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Allan Ungar is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for the true crime drama Bandit, Sympathy for the Devil, and the Uncharted Live Action Fan Film.
Allan Ungar was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Bandit (2022), Sympathy for the Devil (2023) and Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018).
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Allan Ungar
- Director, Producer, Editor
Allan is best known for the hit crime drama BANDIT, starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson. Debuting at #1 on Paramount Plus and Amazon Prime, it was the most watched...
Sep 27, 2022 · ‘Bandit’ director Allan Ungar and Néstor Carbonell talk about Robert Whiteman’s ability to rob 59 banks, the Driver TV series, and Shōgun on FX.
- Steven Weintraub
- 8 min
- Editor-In-Chief
- Bringing A Canadian Story to Life
- Details to Look Forward to
- The Elephant in The Room
- This Movie Is Also A Fatherly Tribute
Allan Ungar and his Vancouver-based writing partner Kraig Wenman got the rights to adapt Robert Knuckle’s book The Flying Banditabout seven years ago. “The whole thing that attracted me to the project—beyond, you know, being a really great story, and being a true story—was that it was a Canadian story.” After many years of planning to shoot the pro...
When I asked him what’s most proud of in the film, Allan immediately responded: the performances. Canadian actor Elisha Cuthbert plays the romantic counterpart to Josh Duhamel—who plays the Flying Bandit himself. As a huge fan of the Calgary-born actress ever since seeing her on the TV series 24Allan feels audiences will resonate deeply with the in...
Now, what should we be thinking about a new movie co-starring Mel Gibson? Allan is well-aware of the actor’s history of making antisemitic comments. But this was also about casting the best person for the role. And while doing research for the film, he was immediately struck by Gibson’s similarity to real-life Ottawa mob boss Tommy Kay. (Ottawa is ...
Allan’s father died in November 2021, at age 68, while shooting was finishing up on Bandit. Thomas Ungar was the youngest president in the Jewish National Fund’s history. He was a source of pride and inspiration to his son. “He was always very much of the mindset that your upbringing is not just cultural, it’s also religious, and you have to adopt ...
Bandit: Directed by Allan Ungar. With Josh Duhamel, Mel Gibson, Elisha Cuthbert, Nestor Carbonell. After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity in Canada and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewellery stores while being hunted by a police task force.
Sep 8, 2022 · Five years ago, NYFA Teen Filmmaking alum Allan Ungar, a new director at the time, was sent scripts for films “people thought [he] wanted to make.” Ultimately, these scripts did not resonate. Ungar, a Toronto native, was searching for a way to incorporate his hometown into his work.
