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 along with a treasure trove of di... Read allMartine 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 along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.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 along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Rupert Frazer
- Lord Drysdale
- (as Rupert Fraser)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRoger Donaldson said one of the most difficult days of filming was when he filmed the brothel scene. The scene called for the women to be walking around wearing only garters. However, Donaldson said that when he went to film the scene he discovered that most of the women shaved their genitals, which would have been anachronistic for 1971. So the actresses had to wear pubic wigs called "merkins." This caused a problem because the merkins were hard to secure in place and kept slipping, causing Donaldson much aggravation.
- GoofsWhile breaking into the safe deposit boxes no one is wearing gloves, and thus all of them would be leaving many instances of their fingerprints. This is bank robbery 101 stuff.
- Quotes
Sonia Bern: [to police officer] The whole point of having a safe deposit box is so that people like you don't know what's in it!
- Crazy creditsDisclaimer: "The names of many people identified in this film have been changed to protect the guilty."
- SoundtracksGet It On
Written by Marc Bolan
Performed by T. Rex
Westminster Music Ltd
Administered by Essex Music of Australia Pty Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Straight Ahead Productions
Featured review
That'll go nicely with a plate of chips
Film-making at it's finest.
Nothing loud and boisterous. No over-stylized cinematography, pointless set-pieces, cheesy dialogue, or over-flowing emotions.
A perfect example of why the finest movie-making talent in Hollywood is British. And possibly the best caper movie of recent times.
Had this been from Hollywood, every fine detail of the complex subtext in the story would have been blown apart. Instead, everything is under-played, the characters are superbly realistic and believable, and the script sharp as a pin. And the cast is a brilliant ensemble.
Worth many repeated viewings for the subtle humour and to get the most out of the twisting plot developements.
Nothing loud and boisterous. No over-stylized cinematography, pointless set-pieces, cheesy dialogue, or over-flowing emotions.
A perfect example of why the finest movie-making talent in Hollywood is British. And possibly the best caper movie of recent times.
Had this been from Hollywood, every fine detail of the complex subtext in the story would have been blown apart. Instead, everything is under-played, the characters are superbly realistic and believable, and the script sharp as a pin. And the cast is a brilliant ensemble.
Worth many repeated viewings for the subtle humour and to get the most out of the twisting plot developements.
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- Zentaurion
- Mar 24, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vụ Cướp Thế Kỷ
- Filming locations
- Aldwych Underground Railway Station, Surrey Street, Aldwych, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(train and station scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,060,660
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,935,256
- Mar 9, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $64,828,421
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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