The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
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Made for television, The Gentleman Bandit stars Ralph Waite as a popular priest whose life is shattered by a case of mistaken identity. Waite is fingered by a witness as a holdup man; during a lineup, several other witnesses confirm this. Despite his protestations, Waite cannot account for his actions during the crime, and is vilified by the newspapers and by his own superiors. Only the priest's parishioners believe him--but that may not be enough to keep him out of prison. Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Fr. Bernard Pagano, Gentleman Bandit was filmed under the title The Bandit Priest. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Kaplan
Synopsis of The Gentleman Bandit
Made for television, The Gentleman Bandit stars Ralph Waite as a popular priest whose life is shattered by a case of mistaken identity. Waite is fingered by a witness as a holdup man; during a lineup, several other witnesses confirm this. Despite his protestations, Waite cannot account for his actions during the crime, and is vilified by the newspapers and by his own superiors. Only the priest's parishioners believe him--but that may not be enough to keep him out of prison. Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Fr. Bernard Pagano, Gentleman Bandit was filmed under the title The Bandit Priest. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Gentleman Bandit
- Ralph Waite - Father Bernard Pagano
- Richard Backus - Attorney
- Julie Bovasso - Doris
- Giancarlo Esposito - Jamie
- Joe Grifasi - Detective Esposito
- Sandra Kazan - Polygraph Lady
- Joe Ponazecki - Ron Clouser
- Antonia Rey - Grandma Perez
- Joe Seneca
- Jimmie Ray Weeks
- Charley Lang - Charlie
- Pirie MacDonald
- Nick Pellegrino
- Tom Aldredge - The Monsignor
- Scotty Bloch - Theresa
- Frances Chaney - Rona Mintz
- Arthur French - Doerfler
- Marta Heflin - Marie
- Estelle Parsons - Marjorie Seebode
- Joyce Reehling - Jennifer Pollock
- William G. Schilling - Hospital Guard
- Vincent Spano - Angel Perez
- Jerry Zaks - Carl Schnee
- J.R. Horne - Father Trainor
- Ed Van Nuys - L. Dene Wedge Jr.
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Kaplan
- Writer(s):
- Milan Stitt
- Producer(s):
- John E. Quill
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