''A Man, a Woman, and a Bank'', also known as ''A Very Big Withdraw'', is a 1979 Canadian

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directed by

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and starring

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, Brooke Adams and

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. The film was partially funded by McNichol, a production company formed by teenage actress

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, her manager-mother Carollyne and their representatives. This is the only film the McNichol team produced.

Plot

A thief, Reese Halperin, and his accomplice, computer expert Norman Barrie, devise a scheme to break into a

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bank. While carrying out the bank's blueprints, Reese is inadvertently photographed by Stacey Bishop, who is taking pictures for the bank's advertising campaign. Reese and Stacey meet, and, complicating the burglary somewhat, fall in love.

Cast

as Reese Halperin * Brooke Adams as Stacey Bishop *

as Norman Barrie * Allan Kolman as Peter (as Allan Magicovsky) * Leigh Hamilton as Marie * Kung-Wu Huang as Mr. Tsang (as Tony Lee)

Release

The film premiered with a gala presentation at the

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on September 8, 1979.

References

External links

* * 1979 films 1970s crime comedy films 1979 romantic comedy films 1970s heist films Canadian crime comedy films Embassy Pictures films English-language Canadian films Films about bank robbery Films directed by Noel Black Films scored by Bill Conti Films set in Vancouver Canadian heist films 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub