L'amico sconosciuto
Diretto da Daryl Duke
Toronto, Canada. Pochi giorni prima di Natale, Miles Cullen, un cassiere annoiato che lavora nella filiale di una banca in un centro commerciale, scopre accidentalmente che il posto sta per essere rapinato quando trova un biglietto sconcertante su uno dei banconi.
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- Miguel Gaudencio1 marzo 2026This is cinema before it became polished and predictable — raw, uncompromising, and masterful.
- Dan S Turpin19 ottobre 2025Here is a thriller that respects its audience enough to let silence do the heavy lifting. "The Silent Partner" operates in that rarified space where intelligence trumps spectacle, where the cat-and-mouse game between hunter and hunted becomes a form of psychological chess played at the highest level. Elliott Gould gives what may be the finest performance of his career as Miles Cullen, a bank teller whose placid exterior conceals a mind operating several moves ahead of everyone around him. When he discovers a bank robbery in progress, his decision isn't to play hero or coward—it's to play strategist. Gould understands that this character's power lies in his stillness, in the way his eyes betray calculations his face refuses to acknowledge. It's a masterclass in understated performance. But the film's secret weapon is Christopher Plummer as Harry Reikle, a thief who gradually reveals himself to be something far more dangerous than a mere criminal. Plummer brings a cultivated menace to the role, a man who can switch from civilized charm to savage brutality without raising his voice. The psychological warfare between these two men—one who thinks he's clever, the other who knows he's deadly—generates tension that most action sequences can only dream of achieving. Director Daryl Duke understands that the most frightening violence often happens just off-screen, that suggestion can be more powerful than exhibition. The film's holiday setting provides an ironic counterpoint to its dark heart, suggesting that evil doesn't take vacations and that beneath the season's cheerful veneer, something predatory always waits. What elevates "The Silent Partner" beyond standard thriller mechanics is its refusal to provide easy moral clarity. This isn't a story of good versus evil—it's a study of what happens when ordinary intelligence confronts extraordinary ruthlessness. The result is a film that trusts viewers to navigate its moral ambiguities without a map. Suspense this sophisticated, this deliberately paced, this confident in its own craft—this is the kind of thriller that reminds us the genre can be art.
L'amico sconosciuto Trivia
L'amico sconosciuto è stato rilasciato il 7 settembre 1978.
L'amico sconosciuto era diretto da Daryl Duke.
L'amico sconosciuto ha una durata di 1h 42min.
L'amico sconosciuto è stato prodotto da Joel B. Michaels, Stephen Young.
Toronto, Canada. Pochi giorni prima di Natale, Miles Cullen, un cassiere annoiato che lavora nella filiale di una banca in un centro commerciale, scopre accidentalmente che il posto sta per essere rapinato quando trova un biglietto sconcertante su uno dei banconi.
I personaggi principali di L'amico sconosciuto sono Miles Cullen (Elliott Gould), Reikle (Christopher Plummer), Julie (Susannah York).
L'amico sconosciuto è votato R.
L'amico sconosciuto è un film Crime, Dramma, Thriller.
L'amico sconosciuto ha una valutazione di 8.3 su 10 dal pubblico.
L'amico sconosciuto aveva un budget di 2,5 Mln USD.