Bellman and True
Seen it?1987 | 122 min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of fans of a good con and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version. Half the pleasure is trying to spot the trick before the reveal. Shelve it next to The Night of the Hunter. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$227K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Loncraine
- Bernard HillHiller
- Derek NewarkGuv'nor
- Richard HopeSalto
- Ken BonesGort
- Frances TomeltyAnna
- Kieran O'BrienThe Boy
- John KavanaghDonkey
- Arthur WhybrowThe Peterman
- Peter HowellThe Bellman
- Jim DowdallThe Wheelman