A Man, a Woman, and a Bank

{{short description|1979 film by Noel Black}}

{{Infobox film

| name = A Man, A Woman, and A Bank

| image = A Man, a Woman, and a Bank.jpg

| caption = Original theatrical poster

| director = Noel Black

| producer = John B. Bennett
Peter Samuelson

| screenplay = Raynold Gideon
Bruce A. Evans
Stuart Margolin

| story = Raynold Gideon
Bruce A. Evans

| starring = Donald Sutherland
Brooke Adams
Paul Mazursky

| music = Bill Conti

| cinematography = Jack Cardiff

| editing = Carl Kress

| studio = Bennettfilms Inc.
McNichol

| distributor = AVCO Embassy Pictures (United States)

| released = {{Film date|1979|09|08|Canada|1979|09|28|NYC}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

}}

A Man, a Woman, and a Bank, also known as A Very Big Withdraw, is a 1979 Canadian comedy crime film directed by Noel Black, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams and Paul Mazursky.{{cite web|title=A Man, a Woman and a Bank|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/31232/A-Man-a-Woman-and-a-Bank/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129042016/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/31232/A-Man-a-Woman-and-a-Bank/overview|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Clarke Fountain|date=2013|archive-date=2013-11-29}} The film was partially funded by McNichol, a production company formed by teenage actress Kristy McNichol, her manager-mother Carollyne and their representatives. This is the only film the McNichol team produced.

Plot

A thief, Reese Halperin, and his accomplice, computer expert Norman Barrie, devise a scheme to break into a Vancouver bank.

While carrying out the bank's blueprints, Reese is inadvertently photographed by Stacey Bishop, who is taking pictures for the bank's advertising campaign. Reese and Stacey meet, and, complicating the burglary somewhat, fall in love.

Cast

Release

The film premiered with a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 1979.{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|date=September 12, 1979|page=7|title=Strong Opening For Toronto Festival|last=Adilman|first=Sid}}

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