Silver Bears
Brief Synopsis
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"Doc" Fletcher (Michael Caine) is ordered by his boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to go to set up a fake bank in Monte Carlo. When he arrives, he finds that his "assistant" Prince di Siracusa (Louis Jourdan) has squandered all the cash on an investment in a silver mine owned by Shireen and Agha Firdausi (Stéphane Audran and David Warner). In a panic, he sets out to recover the cash, managing to find time to romance a banker's discontented wife (Cybill Shepherd) along the way.
Cast & Crew
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Ivan Passer
Director
Michael Caine
Doc Fletcher
Cybill Shepherd
Debbie Luckman
Louis Jourdan
Prince Gianfranco Pietro Annunzio Di Siracusa
Sttphane Audran
Shireen Firdausi
David Warner
Agha Firdausi
Film Details
Also Known As
Fool's Gold
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1978
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Morocco; Switzerland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
"Doc" Fletcher (Michael Caine) is ordered by his boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to go to set up a fake bank in Monte Carlo. When he arrives, he finds that his "assistant" Prince di Siracusa (Louis Jourdan) has squandered all the cash on an investment in a silver mine owned by Shireen and Agha Firdausi (Stéphane Audran and David Warner). In a panic, he sets out to recover the cash, managing to find time to romance a banker's discontented wife (Cybill Shepherd) along the way.
Director
Ivan Passer
Director
Cast
Michael Caine
Doc Fletcher
Cybill Shepherd
Debbie Luckman
Louis Jourdan
Prince Gianfranco Pietro Annunzio Di Siracusa
Sttphane Audran
Shireen Firdausi
David Warner
Agha Firdausi
Tom Smothers
Donald Luckman
Martin Balsam
Joe Fiore
Jay Leno
Albert Fiore
Tony Mascia
Marvin Skinner
Charles Gray
Charles Cook
Joss Ackland
Henry Foreman
Jeremy Clyde
Nick Topping
Moustache
Signore Bendetti
Mike Falco
Boston
Philip Mascellino
St Louis
Leni Del-genio
New York
Gus Giuffre
Chicago
Tommy Rundell
Miami
Max Starky
Los Angeles
Steve Plytas
Clerk
Victor Baring
Chief Accountant
Joe Treggonino
Chef
Patricia Lecchi
Maria--The Maid
Tom Andrew
Dorso
Phil Brown
American Banker
Bruce Boa
American Banker
Shane Rimmer
American Banker
Robert Robinson
American Banker
Anthony Broad
Stockbroker
David English
Stockbroker
Phil Caton
Stockbroker
Edward Duke
Stockbroker
Andrew Lane
Stockbroker
Mark Penfold
Stockbroker
Nigel Nevinson
Stockbroker
Crew
Eric Allwright
Makeup
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Claude Bolling
Music
Anthony Broad
Technical Advisor
Jan Brychta
Titles
Brian D Burgess
Production Manager
Roy Charman
Sound Recording
Vicki Deason
Production Assistant
Paul E Erdman
Source Material (From Novel)
Mike Gowans
Assistant Director
Bernard Gribble
Editor
Bob Howard
Assistant Director
Josie Macavin
Set Decorator
E.w. Marshall
Art Director
Edward Marshall
Art Direction
Ruth Myers
Costumes
Tony Richmond
Director Of Photography
Ken Ryan
Assistant Art Director
Ken Ryan
Art Direction Assistant
Martin C. Schute
Executive Producer
Arlene Sellers
Producer
Peter Stone
Screenwriter
Doug Turner
Sound Rerecording
Roy Whybrow
Special Effects
Freddie Williamson
Makeup
Alex Winitsky
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Fool's Gold
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1978
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Morocco; Switzerland
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978
