A Man, a Woman, and a Bank

A Man, a Woman, and a Bank, also known as A Very Big Withdraw,^[1] is a 1979 Canadian comedy crime film directed by Noel Black, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams and Paul Mazursky.^[1] The film was partially funded by McNichol, a production company formed by teenage actress Kristy McNichol, her manager-mother Carollyne and their representatives. This is the only film the McNichol team produced.

A Man, A Woman, and A Bank
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Noel Black
Screenplay by	Raynold Gideon Bruce A. Evans Stuart Margolin
Story by	Raynold Gideon Bruce A. Evans
Produced by	John B. Bennett Peter Samuelson
Starring	Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams Paul Mazursky
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Edited by	Carl Kress
Music by	Bill Conti
Production companies	Bennettfilms Inc. McNichol
Distributed by	AVCO Embassy Pictures (United States)
Release dates	September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08) (Canada) September 28, 1979 (1979-09-28) (NYC)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Plot

A thief, Reese Halperin, and his accomplice, computer expert Norman Barrie, devise a scheme to break into a Vancouver bank.

While carrying out the bank's blueprints, Reese is inadvertently photographed by Stacey Bishop, who is taking pictures for the bank's advertising campaign. Reese and Stacey meet, and, complicating the burglary somewhat, fall in love.

Cast

• Donald Sutherland as Reese Halperin
• Brooke Adams as Stacey Bishop
• Paul Mazursky as Norman Barrie
• Allan Kolman as Peter (as Allan Magicovsky)
• Leigh Hamilton as Marie
• Kung-Wu Huang as Mr. Tsang (as Tony Lee)

Release

The film premiered with a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 1979.^[2]