The Bank Job

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows star in director Roger Donaldson's cinematic account of the true-life 1971 London bank robbery that baffled the authorities and fascinated the public. Terry Leather (Statham) was a small-time car dealer who was trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Though he'd never been involved in any major crimes, he wasn't exactly on the straight and narrow his whole life either. Martine Love (Burrows) is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighborhood who knows that her former neighbor is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a Baker Street bank, Terry recognizes the danger but realizes this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the operation gets underway, the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone, quickly hitting a literal treasure trove of cash and priceless gems. But while the crew did know that the safe-deposit boxes contained millions in riches, they didn't realize that they also contained secrets that implicated everyone from London's most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Though the crime would make headlines all across Britain for several days after the fact, a government gag order eventually brought all reporting on the case to an immediate halt. Could it be that the most notorious bank robbers in recent memory were actually the most innocent people involved in this scandalous crime? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Features:
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  • Theatrical trailer

AWARDS

• Melbourne International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jason Statham - Terry Leather
       Saffron Burrows - Martine Love
       Stephen Campbell Moore - Kevin
       Daniel Mays - Dave Shilling
       James Faulkner - Guy Singer
       Alki David - Bambas
       Michael Jibson - Eddie
       Richard Lintern - Tim Everett
       Don Gallagher - Gerlad Pyke
       David Suchet - Lew Vogel
       Peter De Jersey - Michael X
       Hattie Morahan - Gale Benson
       Colin Salmon
       Alistair Petrie
       Keeley Hawes
       Gerard Horan
       Sharon Maughan
       Craig Fairbrass
       Georgia Taylor
       Peter Bowles

• Director:

  Roger Donaldson

• Producer:

  Charles Roven, Steven Chasman

• Screenwriter:

  Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

• Cinematographer:

  Michael Coulter

• Composer (Music Score):

  J. Peter Robinson

• Editor:

  John Gilbert

• Production Designer:

  Gavin Bocquet

• Art Director:

  Phil Harvey, Mark Scruton

• Co-producer:

  Mairi Bett

• Executive Producer:

  Alex Gartner, Gary Hamilton, Alan Glazer, Ryan Kavanaugh, David Alper, George McIndoe, Christopher Mapp, Matthew Street, David Whealy

• Costume Designer:

  Odile Dicks-Mireaux

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Simon Hayes

• First Assistant Director:

  Josh Robertson

• Casting:

  Lucinda Syson

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Greg Powell

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Andrew Neil