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The Silent Partner is a 1978 Canadian thriller film directed by Daryl Duke and starring Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, and Susannah York. The screenplay by Curtis Hanson is based on the novel Think of a Number (Tænk på et tal) by Danish writer Anders Bodelsen, and is the third filmed adaptation of the novel.
Mar 16, 1979 · The Silent Partner: Directed by Daryl Duke, Curtis Hanson. With Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez. A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives.
- (7.8K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Daryl Duke, Curtis Hanson
- 1979-03-16
“The Silent Partner” is a fitting title for a film that could be called one of the great unknown masterpieces of Canadian cinema. Directed by native Vancouverite Daryl Duke and penned by eventual “LA Confidential” director Curtis Hanson, “Partner” is a slow burn thriller that effectively builds towards a still-shocking incident of ...
- (13.3K)
- Tiberius Entertainment, Carolco Pictures
- Daryl Duke
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. A bank teller (Elliott Gould) skims $50,000 for himself during a robbery, and a Santa Claus crook (Christopher Plummer) wants it back.
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- Daryl Duke
- R
- Elliott Gould
But, not to keep you in suspense, it wasn't. Along with half a dozen other lonely moviegoers, I was witness to a small miracle: To a thriller that was not only intelligently and well acted and very scary, but also had the most audaciously clockwork plot I've seen in a long time.
Overview. Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters. Daryl Duke.
A bank teller (Elliot Gould) is held up at gun point in his bank. Luckily for him he receives a clue that this is going to occur and diverts most of the cash into his own safety deposit box, leaving only a nominal amount for the crook (Christopher Plummer).
