Silver Bears

Silver Bears

1977 · 113 min · EN · PG · 5.9 (23 votes)
Dir. Ivan Passer · Starring Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan, Stéphane Audran, David Warner, Tom Smothers · Music Claude Bolling

They were after silver and they struck gold.

ComedyCrime

Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives, Fletcher finds that the bank, acquired by his associate Prince di Siracusa, consists of some shabby offices above a restaurant. To make up for this, the Prince suggests that Fletcher invests in a silver mine owned by Shireen and Agha Firdausi. This solves one problem, but the mine also attracts the attention of some of the most powerful people in the silver business. Fletcher must pull out all his wheeler-dealing skills in order to keep hold of everything he's worked for, in the process romancing a banker's discontented wife.

VIBE

A slick, cynical caper set against the backdrop of high finance. It's a world of double-crosses and shady dealings, where charm and cunning are the ultimate currencies. Expect witty dialogue and a cool, detached atmosphere.

wittycynicalsophisticatedsatiricalsteady70s crime dramacaper filmneo-noir elementsgreedcorruptionclassfinance
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