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Bank, The

Year of completion
2001
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Thriller
Duration
90 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

THE BANK is a political thriller set in the world of high finance, a modern day story of alchemy.
Completion Year
2001
Genres
Thriller
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Robert Connolly

Writer

Robert Connolly

Composer

Alan John

Producer

John Maynard

Editor

Nick Meyers

Director of Photography

Tristan Milani ACS

Production Designer

Luigi Pittorino

Cast

David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia, Sibylla Budd

Awards

2001 — Australian Guild of Screen Composers

2001 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2002 — Newport Beach Film Festival

2002 — Newport Beach Film Festival

2002 — Saint Tropez Film Festival - Cinema de Antipodes

2001 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2001 — Australian Film Institute

2001 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW

Screenings

2002 — Bermuda International Film Festival

2002 — Buenos Aires International Film Festival

2002 — Cleveland International Film Festival

2001 — Denver Film Festival (Media One)

2002 — Filmfest DC

2001 — The Hamptons International Film Festival

2001 — Hawaii International Film Festival

2002 — Istanbul International Film Festival

2002 — London Australian Film Festival

2001 — Mill Valley Film Festival

2002 — Newport Beach Film Festival

2002 — Newport Beach Film Festival

2002 — New Zealand Film Festival

2001 — New Zealand Film Festival

2002 — Palm Springs International Film Festival

2002 — Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema

2002 — Saint Tropez Film Festival - Cinema de Antipodes

2002 — Shanghai International Film Festival

2002 — Troia International Film Festival

2001 — Vancouver International Film Festival

2002 — Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival

2002 — Goteborg Film Festival

2001 — San Sebastian International Film Festival

2002 — Sao Paulo International Film Festival

2001 — Toronto International Film Festival

2023 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2001 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Axiom Films
Indigo Films UK

Production Company

Arenafilm Pty Ltd
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