The Bank Job (Thriller / Completed)

THE BANK JOB is inspired by an extraordinary true event, a daring, unsolved robbery, which took place more than 35 years ago in London. A highly-charged thriller, directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows, it interweaves a heady combination of intrigue, scandal and danger and has been described by its producers as "an amazing untold story of murder, sex and corruption".

In September 1971, thieves tunnelled into the vault of a bank in London's Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewellery worth millions and millions of pounds. None of it was recovered. Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared - the result of a UK Government 'D' Notice, gagging the press. This film reveals what was hidden in those boxes. The story involves murder, corruption and a sex scandal with links to the Royal Family - a story in which the thieves were the most innocent people involved.

Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, David Suchet, Keeley Hawes (Credits may not be contractual)

Director: Roger Donaldson

Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Producers: Steve Chasman, Charles Roven

US and UK Release: Lions Gate Films

Ebert & Roeper, 'Best of the Year So Far' show:

At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper has completed taping their 'Best of the Year So Far' show, and Arclight Films is pleased announce that THE BANK JOB has made Richard Roeper's top 5 picks. Below is a snippet of his dialogue about the film. The show will air on Saturday, June 7th.

"One of the most entertaining movies of 2008 so far is The Bank Job. It's not easy to pull off a heist film, but the veteran director Roger Donaldson is on his game here in this gritty and fast-paced thriller, based on a real-life case from 1971. Jason Statham is tailor-made for the role of a small-time crook that sets his sights on the proverbial one big score. With just the right mix of fact-based sequences and flights of speculation, The Bank Job is the most entertaining film of its kind since The Italian Job."

Allan Hunter, ScreenDaily.com:

"Unfolding in 1971 London, The Bank Job offers a superior job of period recreation, from a lively soundtrack featuring T-Rex's Get It On to a succession of haircuts and artefacts that seem appropriate without overstating the case. Michael Coulter's burnished, steely cinematography lends a classy visual polish to the proceedings. Screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais are British sitcom veterans (including material from the 1970s) and have an ear for dialogue and attitude that proves a comfortable fit..."

James Berardinelli, ReelViews.net:

"A heist movie in the classic tradition - it details every aspect of the caper, from its genesis to its aftermath. The fact that there's political intrigue and espionage swirling around the edges only makes it more fascinating."

Glenn Kenny, Premiere.com:

"The suspense aspect works like mad, but what's also noteworthy is the character component, which at times evokes a 'Smash Palace'-era Donaldson."

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.com:

"A juicy, fact-based caper movie that's full of surprises I have no intention of spoiling. "

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