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<i>The Gentleman Bandit</i> (1981 film)

The Gentleman Bandit (1981 film)

American TV series or program

The Gentleman Bandit is a 1981 TV movie directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Ralph Waite.[2] It is based on the real story of Reverend Bernard Pagano.

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Plot

A priest is accused of armed robbery by various eyewitnesses.

Cast

Production

Until the eve of the first screening,[3] the working title for the film was The Bandit Priest.[4][5]

The film was based on a true story of the Reverend Bernard Pagano[6] who was arrested in 1979 for five armed robberies and one attempted robberies. Eventually another man, Robert Clouser, confessed to the crimes.[7][8]

Writer Milan Stitt spent a week interviewing Pagano, his attorney, friends and parishioners in December 1979. He wrote the script in four days.[1]

Filming took place in New York City and Westchester County.[9] It began on 19 January 1981. Pagano himself acted as technical adviser on the film.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Caparella, Kitty (11 February 1981). "Once notorious priest takes on reel life". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 2.
  2. [2]
    Garafola, Peter (22 February 1981). "Optimism Carries Waite". Mount Vernon Argus. p. 51.
  3. [3]
    Marill, Alvin H. (1987). Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-series, 1964-1986. New York Zoetrope. ISBN 978-0-918432-80-3.
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    "The Gentleman Bandit (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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    "The Gentleman Bandit". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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    Roberts, Jerry (2009-06-05). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
  7. [7]
    Freeman, Mike; Holmberg, David (6 May 1981). "Questions remain in Pagano Case". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 21.
  8. [8]
    Malone, Peter (2019-08-19). Screen Priests: The Depiction of Catholic Priests in Cinema, 1900-2018. ISD LLC. ISBN 978-1-925872-91-0.
  9. [9]
    "Ralph Waites portrays clerical bandit". The Ottawa Citizen. 18 April 1981. p. 248.


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