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07/09/1978 Drama, Thriller 1h 42m
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It's not about the money… It's about revenge.

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.

  1. Daryl Duke

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Elliott Gould

    Miles Cullen

  2. Christopher Plummer

    Reikle

  3. Susannah York

    Julie

  4. Céline Lomez

    Elaine

  5. Michael Kirby

    Charles Packard

  6. Ken Pogue

    Detective Willard

  7. John Candy

    Simonsen

  8. Gail Dahms-Bonine

    Louise

  9. Michael Donaghue

    Berg

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Reviews

A review by Steve
Written by Steve on 2016-12-23
The Silent Partner (1978)
filmnoiroftheweek.com

Is The Silent Partner the best Canadian crime film? That's a bit of a joke because I can't think of any other Canadian crime film.

I first discovered the movie about 5 years ago. I'm a movie nerd, and this movie is so small and forgotten even the most die hard crime film fans have probably never heard of it.

The film never got the correct distribution in theaters in the US, and wasn't rediscovered on VHS or TV the years following it's release. That's a shame. The movie bookends nicely with Elliot Gould's other neo-noir starrer from 5...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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