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
- Donald Sutherland as Reese Halperin
- Brooke Adams as Stacey Bishop
- Paul Mazursky as Norman Barrie
- Allan Kolman as Peter (as Allan Magicovsky)
- Leigh Hamilton as Marie
- Kung-Wu Huang as Mr. Tsang (as Tony Lee)
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}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0079520}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|a_man_a_woman_and_a_bank}}
{{Noel Black}}
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Category:1970s crime comedy films
Category:1979 romantic comedy films
Category:Canadian crime comedy films
Category:Embassy Pictures films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films about bank robbery
Category:Films directed by Noel Black
Category:Films scored by Bill Conti
Category:Films set in Vancouver
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:English-language crime comedy films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
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