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Bookmark this pageThe Silent Partner (1978)
Director: Daryl Duke
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From Time Out Film Guide
Tarting up a flagging project has rarely been taken quite so literally as here, with the climactic revelation that the misogynistic, sadistic villain (Plummer) has a predilection for drag. If it weren't for the gimmicks (and the sadism is so gratuitous it could be nothing else), then the film could easily pass for a minor caper thriller of the '60s, all convoluted plot and calculated kookiness. But cyphers (both female leads) and question-marks (who'll get the money, who'll survive - who cares?) dominate the script as every labyrinthine twist becomes more plodding.Author: SM
Cast & crew
Director: Daryl Duke
Producer: Joel B Michaels, Stephen Young
Cast: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Celine Lomez, Michael Kirby, Sean Sullivan, John Candy full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 105 mins
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