MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2008 DVD Release: 07/15/2008 Format:DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio:Lionsgate Total Copies: 9 Genres:Crime, Docudrama, Crime Comedy, Caper See Also:The Bank Job [Includes Digital Copy], The Bank Job [Blu-ray]
DVD Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide
Coleen W. from ALPHARETTA, GA wrote on 10/21/2009...
The big draw for me was Jason Statham. He always does a great job. The movie was different and kept you on the edge of your seat.
David F. from ACWORTH, GA wrote on 9/1/2009...
This is an awesome movie...lots of action, good story, great actors...and a few twists. A surprising an unexpected gem of a movie. I got it here on Swapa, and I'm keeping it!
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