Before his acting career, hale worked in the diplomatic corps. The sound acting by the capable cast keeps this movie humming. One chance when architect stephen booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of londons biggest bank vaults. Loophole is a slick and underseen heist flick tweet share post bookmark subscribe plus four more kl studio classics releases to enjoy this month on bluray. Also,while i cant comment on the other region 1 versions of this film that are out there,this one plays fine on my dvd player,and ive tried it on several just to make sure,so. The talents of albert finney and martin sheen cant save this film, in which mastermind mike daniels finney assembles a team of thieves to rob a large london bank. Loophole is a 1981 british heist crime film directed by john quested and starring albert finney, martin sheen, susannah york, jonathan pryce, colin blakely and tony doyle. Albert finney was an exceptional actor, very good in all the movies, those made in his youth and those in his maturity. He is noted for his work with lucasfilm, including the young indiana jones chronicles television series and star wars episode ii. John quested, julian holloway, david korda, edward simons, george walker, jonathan hales, robert pollock, albert finney, martin sheen, susannah.
Episode ii attack of the clones 2002, the scorpion king 2002 and the young indiana jones chronicles 1992. Reviews and scores for games involving jonathan hales. This caper film stars martin sheen as stephen booker, an unemployed american architect in london who needs to jumpstart his finances. It didnt get much attention when it was released,and i think its about time it got some now,if your into heist movies i honestly dont think this one will let you down. He began his screenwriting career in 1970, with the british television series manhunt. He is noted for his work with lucasfilm, including the young indiana jones chronicles television series and. Loophole a clever plan to knock off a rich london bank is about the only thing that works in loophole. Loophole is a 1981 british heist film, directed by john quested, and starring albert finney, martin sheen, susannah york. Loophole es una pelicula dirigida por john quested con martin. The best movies about vaudeville you probably havent seen tags featured stories sidebar, features, harry and walter go to new york, killer fish, loophole, the best offer, the silent. Jonathan hales born 10 may 1937 is a british playwright and screenwriter. Loophole by john quested albert finney, martin sheen. Loophole, a 1983 english movie about a bank robbery, is of such. He is noted for his work with lucasfilm, including the young indiana jones chronicles television series and star wars.
Jonathan hales was born on may 10, 1937 in london, england as john hales. My first adventure tv movie screenplay segment egypt. Written by jonathan hales from a novel by robert pollock produced by julian holloway, david korda directed by john quested. Its a shame this one fell through the cracks because it is a really excellent watch. Sheen and albert finney in loophole 1981 martin sheen in loophole 1981. Loophole, a 1983 english movie about a bank robbery, is of such ineptitude that you are allowed to suspect theres a far more interesting and possibly more cautionary story behind the screen. Martin sheen also does a good role as an architect forced to become thief. Loophole 1981 cast and crew an architect martin sheen shows the mastermind albert finney of a motley gang how to reach a london bank vault by sewer. The caper, filmed in and around the british capital, squanders some fine. Director john quested started out as an assistant director on selected uk productions, including two bond films, and produced films for hemdale and brent. Writing the middle film in the star wars prequel trilogy, lucas and hales continued to. Jonathan haless screenplay, an anthology of irrelevant detail. Loophole came out during one of those periods when so many great movies were coming out that stuff like this didnt seem quite as good as other films by comparison.
Albert finney, martin sheen, susannah york, colin blakely, jonathan pryce, robert. The 1981 loophole, an english movie, has a terrific cast but no reputation whatsoever. Upcoming, new, and past jonathan hales movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. The emoji movie tony leondis, eric siegel and mike white 2017. The great movie titled loophole is still the underdog film noir from 1954, with barry sullivan as a bank clerk being dogged by an. Jonathan hales active 1980 2002 genres science fiction. Jonathan hale born jonathan hatley, march 21, 1891 february 28, 1966 was a canadian born film and television actor.
Jonathan hales biowiki, net worth, married 2018 jonathan hales born may 10, 1937 is a british playwright and screenwriter. Loophole is a 1981 british heist film, directed by john quested, and starring albert finney, martin sheen, susannah york, jonathan pryce, colin blakely and tony doyle. Description above from the wikipedia article jonathan hales, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on. Street date january 3, 2017 available through kino lorber 29. David korda, edward simons, george walker, julian holloway, jonathan hales, robert pollock. Jonathan hales is a british playwright and screenwriter. An architect martin sheen shows the mastermind albert finney of a motley gang how to reach a london bank vault by sewer.
He is noted for his work with lucasfilm, including the young indiana jones. When architect stephen booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of londons biggest bank vaults. Hales has worked extensively in film and television. Susannah york as stephens concerned wife dinah, colin blakely as mikes nononsense partner gardner, jonathan pryce as the antsy godfrey, and robert morley as fedup bank manager godfrey.
Enter criminal mastermind mike daniels albert finney, who gathers a group of thieves together to rob an impregnable london bank of millions by coming in through. Written by jonathan hales from a novel by robert pollock. It was written by jonathan hales, based upon the novel by robert pollock. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jonathan hales born may 10, 1937 is a british playwright and screenwriter who is noted for his work with lucasfilm, including the young indiana jones chronicles television series and star wars episode ii. Loophole was adapted for screen by jonathan hales, later to become a featured scribe for lucasfilm, scripting episodes of the young indiana jones chronicles and attack of the clones. Find movie and film cast and crew information for loophole 1980 john quested on allmovie. Find films and movies featuring jonathan hales on allmovie. Loophole original daybill movie poster martin sheen albert.