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A London car dealer is persuaded by an old flame to rob a bank. The heist goes off without a hitch, leaving the crooks in possession of cash and jewels worth millions - as well as a safety deposit box containing top-secret information the government and security services are determined to keep buried. Fact-based crime thriller, starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows
2008
16x9
Factual
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jason Statham
(Actor)
.. Terry Leather
Saffron Burrows
(Actor)
.. Martine Love
Stephen Campbell Moore
(Actor)
.. Kevin Swain
Daniel Mays
(Actor)
.. Dave Shilling
James Faulkner
(Actor)
.. Guy Arthur Singer
Alki David
(Actor)
.. Bambas
Michael Jibson
(Actor)
.. Eddie Burton
Georgia Taylor
(Actor)
.. Ingrid Burton
Roger Donaldson
(Director)
Dick Clement
(Writer)
Ian La Frenais
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jason Statham
(Actor)
.. Terry Leather
Born:
September 12, 1972
in
Chesterfield
Best Known For:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Early-life:
Born September 12, 1972, in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, but later moved to Great Yarmouth. He played football at school, but a passion for swimming led to his success as a diver on the British National Diving Team. While training at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, he was spotted by a talent scout and became a model for the French Connection clothing company.
Career:
While modelling, he met then-unknown film-maker Guy Ritchie, who cast him in his first film, 1998's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which put them both on the showbiz map. Statham went on to star in Ritchie's follow-up movie Snatch, and then started forging a career in Hollywood. Although John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars was a flop, he soon proved to be one of Britain's most reliable action stars, thanks to hits such as The One, The Transporter and its sequel; The Italian Job; Cellular; Chaos; Crank; War, and The Bank Job. He was among the action star dream line-up in The Expendables and its sequels, and has several more films in production.
Quote:
"I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard."
Trivia:
Statham wants stunt performers to be given their own category at the Oscars.
Saffron Burrows
(Actor)
.. Martine Love
Stephen Campbell Moore
(Actor)
.. Kevin Swain
Daniel Mays
(Actor)
.. Dave Shilling
Born:
March 31, 1978
in
Epping, Essex
Best Known For:
Playing Danny in Line of Duty.
Early-life:
Daniel Alan Mays was born on March 31, 1978 in Epping, Essex to an electrician father and a bank cashier mother. He was brought up in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Daniel studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts before going on to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which he graduated from in 2000.
Career:
After graduating, Mays landed a number of small roles in such TV series as EastEnders, In Deep and The Bill as well as the film Pearl Harbor (2001). He starred in BBC drama Rehab in 2003. Mays then went on to land roles in such TV series as Top Buzzer, Funland, Plus One and Ashes to Ashes. He also had an appearance in an episode of Doctor Who. Mays had parts in such films as Atonement (2007), Made in Dagenham (2010) and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011). As well as TV and film, Mays has had work in theatre, including six plays at London's Royal Court Theatre. More recently, he has had roles in TV series Line of Duty and Born to Kill, as well as Rogue One (2016).
Quote:
"I want to use my power as an actor to talk and comment about the world that we face now. That's the draw for me, the kind of projects I want to do."
Trivia:
In 2017, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Line of Duty.
James Faulkner
(Actor)
.. Guy Arthur Singer
Alki David
(Actor)
.. Bambas
Michael Jibson
(Actor)
.. Eddie Burton
Georgia Taylor
(Actor)
.. Ingrid Burton
Born:
February 26, 1980
in
Wigan
Best Known For:
Playing Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street and Ruth Winters on Casualty.
Early-life:
Born Claire Jackson on February 26, 1980, in Wigan. After leaving school, she went to Winstanley College in Wigan, where one of her subjects was Theatre Studies. Her first acting role was as a singer alongside Darren Day in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Career:
Her big break came in 1997 when she landed the role of Coronation Street's Toyah Battersby, while still studying at college. She trod the famous Weatherfield cobbles for five years, picking up a British Soap Award along the way in 2001. Her first part after leaving Corrie was alongside Dennis Waterman in an episode of Where the Heart Is. Since then, Taylor has appeared in military drama Red Cap, Blackpool, The History Boys (on the big screen) and New Street Law. In 2007, she landed the part of junior doctor Ruth Winters in BBC medical drama Casualty, a role she played until December 2011. She joined the cast of Law & Order: UK in 2013.
Quote:
"I've never regretted my decision to leave the Street, even when I'm not working. I wasn't too worried about being typecast, because the girl who left was different from the one that arrived."
Trivia:
Her theatre credits include Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Roger Donaldson
(Director)
Dick Clement
(Writer)
Ian La Frenais
(Producer)
