Kaleidoscope ( The Bank Breaker )

Kaleidoscope (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: The Bank Breaker
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jack Smight

Written By:
Robert Carrington
Jane-Howard Carrington

Actors:
Warren Beatty ..... Barney Lincoln
Susannah York ..... Angel McGinnis
Clive Revill ..... Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis
Eric Porter ..... Harry Dominion
Murray Melvin ..... Aimes
George Sewell ..... Billy
Stanley Meadows ..... Dominion Captain
John Junkin ..... Dominion Porter
Larry Taylor ..... Dominion Chauffeur
Yootha Joyce ..... Museum Receptionist
Jane Birkin ..... Exquisite Thing
George Murcell ..... Johnny
Anthony Newlands ..... Leeds
Peter Blythe
Sean Lynch

Synopsis:

A cardsharp comes up with the ultimate system for beating the casinos at their own game in this high-style caper comedy. Barney Lincoln (Warren Beatty) is a footloose playboy with a taste for gambling and an ingenious scheme for winning at the leading casinos in Europe. Barney discovers that nearly all of the major gambling houses use playing cards manufactured by the same company; by breaking into their plant and subtly altering the printing plates, he's able to mark the cards with a code only he can read, and he is soon pulling in record winnings across the continent. However, Barney's secret is discovered by his girlfriend Angel McGinnis (Suzannah York), a successful fashion designer, which might not be a problem if her father, 'Manny' McGinnis (Clive Revill) weren't a top inspector at Scotland Yard. Manny approaches Barney and makes him a deal -- he won't reveal his secret about the cards if Barney will help him catch Harry Dominion (Eric Porter), a high-level international drug trafficker. Unfortunately, Barney's sleuthing goes awry after a certain amount of initial success, and when Harry gets wind of what he's been doing, he retaliates by kidnapping Angel and demanding repayment of his loss of sales. Jane Birkin makes her screen debut in this film, appropriately enough as a character named 'Exquisite Thing.'

Barney Lincoln (Warren Beatty) is a cheeky young playboy with a taste for gambling who devises the ultimate scheme to cheat the casinos. After finding out that all of the casinos use the same playing card manufacturer, he breaks in and marks the kaleidoscopic pattern on printing plates for the cards. Soon the winnings mount up as he travels across Europe beating the odds. But Barneys troubles begin when he falls for the swinging fashion designer Angel (Susannah York), who discovers his deception. Her father, Manny McGinnis (Clive Revill), is a Scotland Yard inspector who offers Barney a deal. He will keep quiet about the cards if Barney helps him catch international drug smuggler Harry Dominion (Eric Porter) through a high-stakes poker game

A wealthy American playboy breaks into a factory in Geneva and etches secret markings on plates used to make playing cards for gambling casinos. In Monte Carlo he meets up with a dress designer from London he once dated and makes a fortune.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 May, 2009.

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