The Bank Job (2008)

Réalisateur:

Roger Donaldson

Scénaristes (WGA):

Dick Clement (written by) &
Ian La Frenais (written by)

Date de sortie:

7 mars 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.

Intrigue:

Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Safe Deposit | Murder | Pornographer | Extortion

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

The Bank Job Movie Review by The Massie Twins

Ensemble

Jason Statham	...	Terry Leather
Saffron Burrows	...	Martine Love
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Kevin Swain
Daniel Mays	...	Dave Shilling
James Faulkner	...	Guy Singer
Alki David	...	Bambas
Michael Jibson	...	Eddie Burton
Georgia Taylor	...	Ingrid Burton
Richard Lintern	...	Tim Everett
Peter Bowles	...	Miles Urquart
Alistair Petrie	...	Philip Lisle
Hattie Morahan	...	Gale Benson
Julian Lewis Jones	...	Snow
Andrew Brooke	...	Quinn
Rupert Frazer	...	Lord Drysdale
Christopher Owen	...	Mountbatten
Keeley Hawes	...	Wendy Leather
Taelor Samways	...	Catherine Leather
Kasey Baterip	...	Julie Leather
Don Gallagher	...	Gerald Pyke
Craig Fairbrass	...	Nick Barton
Gerard Horan	...	Roy Given
Robert Whitelock	...	Alfie Hook
David Suchet	...	Lew Vogel
Peter De Jersey	...	Michael X - Michael Abdul Malik
Johann Myers	...	Stanley 'The Knife' Abbot
Colin Salmon	...	Hakim Jamal
Sharon Maughan	...	Sonia Bern
Ray Nicholas	...	Vogel's Driver
Les Kenny-Green	...	Pinky
Jamie Kenna	...	Perky
Angus Wright	...	Eric Addey - Ham Radio Operator
Mark Phoenix	...	Mr Brown
James Hall	...	Customs Agent
Cameron Anderson	...	Young Soldier
Julian Firth	...	Lawyer
Norma Dixit	...	Customs Matron
Antony Gabriel	...	Reporter
Rupert Vansittart	...	Sir Leonard Plugge
Bronson Webb	...	Chicken Inn Waiter
Omar Mostafa	...	Chicken Inn Cook
Dylan Charles	...	Chicken Inn Customer
Michael Haughey	...	Bank Manager
Ray Trickett	...	Beat Policeman
Steve Gibbs	...	Newspaper Hawker
Ursula Mohan	...	Dave's Mum
Alan Swoffer	...	John Lennon
Louise Chambers	...	The Princess
Bonnie Simon	...	Island Woman
Dimitri Pappadopoullos	...	Island Man
Dai Smith	...	Wedding Band (as The Storys)
Alan Thomas	...	Wedding Band (as The Storys)
Brian Thomas	...	Wedding Band (as The Storys)
Rob Thompson	...	Wedding Band (as The Storys)
Andy Collins	...	Wedding Band (as The Storys)
Steve Balsamo	...	Wedding Band (as The Storys)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Debbie Attwell	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Trevor Coppola	...	Leonard (uncredited)
James Fiddy	...	Strip Club Punter (uncredited)
Kas Graham	...	Playboy Club Punter (uncredited)
Mick Jagger	...	Bank Employee - Safe Deposit (uncredited)
John Warman	...	C.I.D. Officer (uncredited)
Chris Wilson	...	CID Officer (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Roger Donaldson

Scénaristes (WGA)
Dick Clement		(written by) &
Ian La Frenais		(written by)

Produit par
David Alper	....	executive producer
Mairi Bett	....	co-producer
Steve Chasman	....	producer
Luigi Desole	....	line producer: Sardinia
Scott Fischer	....	co-producer
Scott Fischer	....	executive producer
Pete Ford	....	line producer
Alex Gartner	....	executive producer
Alan Glazer	....	executive producer
Gary Hamilton	....	executive producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
Christopher Mapp	....	executive producer
George McIndoe	....	executive producer
Charles Roven	....	producer
Aaron Shuster	....	associate producer
Matthew Street	....	executive producer
David Whealy	....	executive producer

Musique originale
J. Peter Robinson

Image
Michael Coulter		(director of photography)

Montage
John Gilbert

Distribution des rôles
Lucinda Syson

Création des décors
Gavin Bocquet

Direction artistique
Phil Harvey		(supervising art director)
Mark Scruton

Décorateur de plateau
John Bush

Création des costumes
Odile Dicks-Mireaux

Maquillage
Kirstin Chalmers	....	hair designer
Kirstin Chalmers	....	makeup designer
Sarah Downes	....	makeup dailies
Waldo Mason	....	prosthetics
Donald McInnes	....	hair stylist
Donald McInnes	....	key makeup artist
Laura McIntosh	....	makeup artist
Sharon O'Brien	....	key hair & make-up
Sharon O'Brien	....	key hair stylist
Sharon O'Brien	....	makeup supervisor
Sophie Slotover	....	hair trainee
Sophie Slotover	....	makeup trainee
Rupert Simon	....	hair & makeup artist (uncredited)

Directeur de production
Naomi Cleaver	....	production manager: second unit
Sasha Harris	....	production manager
Charlie Simpson	....	unit manager
Noelle Siri	....	unit production manager: Sardinia
Marc van Buuren	....	post-production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Matthew Baker	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Matt Baker)
Brendan Campbell	....	first assistant director: Australia
Lee Grumett	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Lee Grummet)
Mark Hopkins	....	third assistant director
Toby Hosking	....	second assistant director
Katy Nagle	....	third assistant director: Australia (as Kat Nagle)
Emily Perowne	....	additional third assistant director
Josh Robertson	....	first assistant director
Greg Spiller	....	second assistant director: Australia
Luigi Spoletini	....	first assistant director: Sardinia
Michael Stevenson	....	additional second assistant director: second unit
Valerio Valente	....	second assistant director: Sardinia

Département Art
Brendan Barlow	....	plasterer
Louise Begbie	....	art department assistant
Steven Carroll	....	lead plasterer
Ben Collins	....	stand-by art director
Emma Davis	....	production buyer
Laura Dishington	....	graphic designer
Justin Dix	....	art director: Australia
Matthew Foster	....	dressing propman
Amelia Marasco	....	set dresser
Tony Marks	....	carpenter
Janine Marshall	....	head painter: Australia
Nick Pelham	....	storyboard artist
Hannah Read	....	art department assistant: models
Malcolm Roberts	....	construction manager
Richard Selway	....	assistant art director
Pippa Sheen	....	art department coordinator: Australia
Nick Turnbull	....	property master

Technicien du son
Steve Burgess	....	sound effects editor
Simon Bysshe	....	boom operator: second unit
Arthur Fenn	....	sound maintenance
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Jamie Gambell	....	additional boom operator
Jamie Gambell	....	sound recordist: second unit
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
James Harvey	....	dialogue editor
Simon Hayes	....	production sound mixer
Robin Johnson	....	boom operator
John McKerrow	....	sound recordist: Australia
Kieran McVeigh	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Mills	....	sound effects editor
Andrew Neil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Neil	....	supervising sound effects editor
Paul Pirola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Rimas	....	adr mixer
Blair Slater	....	foley editor
Blair Slater	....	foley recordist
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator
Tim Surrey	....	assistant sound
Mario Vaccaro	....	foley artist

Effets spéciaux
Paul Dimmer	....	special effects floor technician
Brian Holmes	....	special effects coordinator: Australia
Matthew Horton	....	senior special effects technician
Matthew Johnson	....	senior special effects technician (as Matt Johnson)
Jess Lewington	....	special effects production manager
Daniel Williams	....	special effects technician
Joss Williams	....	special effects consultant

Visual Effects
Nathan Bayliss	....	opening titles designer: Iloura
David Booth	....	visual effects supervisor: Iloura
Paul Buckley	....	lead animator: Iloura
Alan Fairlie	....	lead compositor: Iloura
Dominic Hellier	....	digital artist: Iloura
Neil Huxley	....	graphics designer
Ineke Majoor	....	visual effects producer: Iloura
Glenn Melenhorst	....	lead matte painter: Iloura
Keith Meure	....	digital artist: Iloura
Simon Nix	....	data wrangler
Matthew Pascuzzi	....	digital artist: Iloura
John Swinnerton	....	visual effects advisor
Peter Webb	....	visual effects supervisor: Iloura

Cascadeur
Nick Chopping	....	stunt performer
Rick English	....	stunt driver
Mike Lambert	....	stunt performer
Russell MacLeod	....	stunt driver
Daniel Naprous	....	stunt performer
Ray Nicholas	....	stunt performer
James O'Donnell	....	stunt performer (as James O'Dee)
Peter Pedrero	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Peter Pedrero	....	stunt performer
Greg Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Joanna Whitney	....	stunt performer (as Jo Whitney)
Danny Baldwin	....	stunt coordinator: Australia (uncredited)
James Grogan	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Roy Taylor	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Ian van Temperley	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Alfie Biddle	....	assistant camera
Mike Brewster	....	camera operator: second unit
Mike Brewster	....	director of photography: second unit
Julian Bucknall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Luke Coulter	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Terry Edland	....	gaffer
Jack English	....	still photographer
John Ferguson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tony Hayes	....	rigger gaffer
Peter Hodgson	....	video playback operator: dailies
Stuart Howell	....	camera operator
Andrew Jerram	....	first assistant camera: Australia
Richard Mason	....	electrician
Ray Meares	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Luke Myslowski	....	grip
Peter Myslowski	....	key grip
Chris Plevin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David Toft	....	video playback operator
Paul Toomey	....	best boy
Karl von Moller	....	director of photography: Australia

Département Casting
Emma Callinan	....	second casting assistant
Kate Ringsell	....	casting assistant

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Poli Kyriacou	....	costume trainee
Sharon Long	....	assistant costume designer
Marion Weise	....	costume supervisor

Dpartement Editorial
George Awburn	....	on-line editor
Ruth Coulson	....	first assistant editor
Amelia Ford	....	first assistant editor
Pamela Hammond	....	head of post-production
Justin Heitman	....	digital intermediate colorist
Rachel Knowles	....	post-production coordinator
Tony Poriazis	....	digital intermediate film supervisor
Thy Quach	....	second assistant editor
Nic Smith	....	digital intermediate data manager
Leroy Wolf	....	color timer (uncredited)

Département Musique
Jez Colin	....	composer: additional music
Ricky Edwards	....	orchestrator
Rebecca Gatrell	....	music clearances (as Becca Gatrell)
Robin Gray	....	music engineer (as Robin Grey)
Kim Green	....	music consultant
Kim Green	....	music licensing
Peter Hoyland	....	orchestral production manager
Brett Kelly	....	conductor
Simon Leadley	....	music editor
Abbie Lister	....	music clearances
Dennis McCarthy	....	orchestrator
J. Peter Robinson	....	orchestrator
J. Peter Robinson	....	score mixer
J. Peter Robinson	....	score producer
Edward Rogers	....	additional music arranger (as Edward L. Rogers)
Edward Rogers	....	music programmer (as Edward L. Rogers)
Chris Scallan	....	score mixer: orchestral score
Jed Smith	....	additional music courtesy of

Département Transport
Peter Boothby	....	period vehicle coordinator
Rob Hempenstall	....	driver
Marcus Ward	....	unit driver

Divers
Monika Agorelius	....	electronic press kit
Yasu Asami	....	monitor wrangler
Philip Ball	....	stand-in
Celia Barnett	....	researcher
Nathan Bayliss	....	title designer
Kate Brontë-Stewart	....	floor runner
Daniel Budd	....	assistant accountant
Julie Burnham	....	unit nurse
Mally Chung	....	location scout
Tom Crooke	....	location scout
Mary Cybriwsky	....	assistant: Mr. Glazer
Neale De Silva	....	script supervisor assistant
Giles Edleston	....	location manager
Jo Farrugia	....	assistant to director
Hollie Foster	....	assistant production coordinator
Tania Gordon	....	unit base runner
Ella Harris	....	production runner
Daniel Herther	....	executive assistant: mr. kavanaugh
Polly Hope	....	script supervisor: second unit
Andy Horwitz	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Demetri Jagger	....	video projectionist
Polly Jefferies	....	production coordinator
Stuart Johnson	....	fire safety
Pat Karam	....	location scout
Charlotte Keating	....	assistant: Steve Chasman
Tamara King	....	daily crowd runner
Frankie Lindquist	....	assistant: Mr. Glazer
Hsinyi Liu	....	daily crowd runner
Aaron Michiel	....	business affairs executive
Nick Miller	....	assistant: Alex Gartner
Mark Munnelly	....	auditor
Nick Oliver	....	assistant location manager
Joseph Palmer	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Sylvia Parker	....	script supervisor
Natalia Pizzey	....	production coordinator: second unit
Candice Preddy	....	assistant to director
Luke Scully	....	monitor wrangler
David Shojai	....	assistant: Mr. Chasman
Graham Smith	....	unit publicist
Tracey Taylor	....	assistant accountant

Merci
Kent Houston	....	special thanks (as Kent Huston)

Companies de production

• Mosaic Media Group
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Arclight Films
• Skyline (Baker St)
• Atlas Entertainment
• Omnilab Media

Distributeurs

• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Movie-Eye Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Pinema (2008) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Castello Lopes Multimedia (2008) (Portugal) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2008) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Top Film (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Digital Pictures Iloura (visual effects)
• Effects Associates
• Iloura (visual effects)

Autres Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting (as Arri Lighting)
• ARRI Lighting Rental  special thanks (as Arri Lighting UK)
• ARRI Media  Arriflex D-20 camera provided by
• ARRI Media  grip equipment (as Arri Media)
• ARRI Media  high-definition camera equipment (as Arri Media)
• ARRI Media  special thanks (as Arri Media GB)
• Allan Eaton Studios  orchestral music recorded at
• Clearing House, The  clearances
• Compuhire  video playback
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity
• Digital Pictures  digital intermediate (as Digital Pictures Melbourne)
• Digital Pictures  post-production facilities (as Digital Pictures Melbourne)
• Ealing Studios  special thanks
• Firstar Films  bridge financing
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  Avid Adrenalines and Unity LanShare supplied by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  editing facilities and equipment (as Gear Box)
• Getty Images  stock footage and images (as Getty)
• Hothouse Music  music clearances (as Hot House Music)
• Lionsgate Records  soundtrack
• Mayflower Studios  adr recording studios
• Metro Color London  stills processing (as Metro)
• Midnight Transfer  post-production telecine facilities
• One8Six  video playback equipment
• Peerless Camera Company  special thanks
• Pinewood Studios  movie studio (exterior London street set)
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Rebrush Music Studios, Los Angeles  score production and mixing
• Sing Sing Studios  orchestral music mixed at
• Soundfirm  sound post-production (as Soundfirm Melbourne)
• Wavevend Communications  walkie talkies (as Wavevend)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Baker Street (UK) (working title)
D-Notice (UK) (working title)
The Bank Job (USA) (working title)

Durée:

111 min

Pays:

UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Ireland:15A | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #43693) | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | Singapore:R21 | Germany:12 | Brazil:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Japan:PG-12 | Denmark:11 | Austria:16 | South Africa:16LV | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Iceland:16 | Mexico:B15 | Peru:14

Lieux de tournage:

Aldwych Underground Station, Aldwych, Holborn, London, England, UK

Société:

Mosaic Media Group

Anecdotes:

Cameo: [Mick Jagger]As a bank employee.

Goofs:

Anachronismes: While at the cocktail party Anthony Johnson's Gunshot is playing in the background, this song didn't exist until 1981.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Eddie Burton: [while drilling a mileage meter back] Another Terry Leather low mileage here.

Connexions De Film:

Références "Pinky and Perky" (1957)

Bande son:

History of Jamaica

The Bank Job Movie Review by The Massie Twins

Sporting complex consequences for a relatively straightforward plot, The Bank Job remains intriguing throughout as each set-up leads to ever more suspenseful twists for the likable group of ragtag antiheroes. Over-thorough character introductions cause a slower build in the early stages of the heist, but such complications likely arise from fewer liberties taken with the "based on a true story" events, and the result is a fascinating look at criminals, the corrupt, and those least guilty.

It is 1971 in East London and a fateful bank robbery begins to take shape. In order to remove the threat of radical gangster Michael X, government officials devise a plan to rob a bank on Baker Street and retrieve damning photographs from his possession. To keep the heist untraceable back to them, an independent group of thieves, led by car dealer Terry (Jason Statham) and the cunning Martine (Saffron Burrows) are unwittingly thrown into a deadly battle against corrupt officials and London's criminal underworld.

Jason Statham isn't your typical leading man, yet ever since Guy Ritchie's early films he has managed to keep coming back with bigger and better roles and is now thought of as an action film star. However it's here, in darker thrillers, that he finds a more sincere presence, especially as thief and scoundrel Terry. Each moral flaw creates a more dimensional character, and one worth rooting for.

The language of the film is genuinely intriguing, as it captures wonderfully wry British slang. Cheeky sod, 12-inch mutton dagger, a bit of bother, usual skullduggery and things turning a-custard are but a few of the verbal jousts that occur between the main characters. Devoid of euphuisms, these apparently authentic words make the dialogue a particularly potent piece of the puzzle.

The entire subplot about Michael X and his blackmailing of the British government is useful in its supposed tie to facts, but as filmed scenes in the movie, they are hardly necessary. Photographs of a princess caught in the act of promiscuity are at the root of the blackmail plot, which then goes on to include further damaging materials from Sonia Bern's brothel, also of factual importance, but equally unnecessary in the film. Michael X's involvement could have been entailed in a briefing by the 506 crew, who spill out the usual generic explanations of villains, and even Bern's entanglement could have been narrated through the details of the photos. While most of these moments have their entertainment value, essentially they serve to drag out the film's running time.

They say truth is stranger than fiction, and The Bank Job definitely falls into that category. Pimps, thieves, spies, and government officials all collide in a robbery gone right and then terribly wrong, lending the inquisitive to ponder over how much (or little) is fabricated in this thriller. The robbery itself is merely the setup to an intricate conclusion, even though the film takes time to create plenty of suspense throughout the not-so-carefully planned heist. Though the people making demands continually change, our attention is always seated with Jason Statham's unusually intense performance. When the credits roll and the explanation that "the names have been changed to protect the guilty" flashes on screen, we realize what a delightfully flourished yet entertaining tale of "doing the wrong thing" The Bank Job really is.

- The Massie Twins