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The Banker

In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

Director

George Nolfi

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Romulus Entertainment,Hyphenate Films,Iam21 Entertainment,Mad Hatter Entertainment

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage

https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.2f8qhsa039voq5x0iwn1eixj1

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Bernard Garrett

Joe Morris

Samuel L. Jackson

Matt Steiner

Eunice Garrett

Robert Florance, Jr. (as Scott Daniel Johnson)

Tony

Jessie T. Usher

Barker

Donald Silverthorne

Paul Ben-Victor

Senator McClellan

Susie

Britton Garrett (as Gregalan Williams)

Gregory Alan Williams

Charles Renault

Bernard Jr. (11 Years Old)

Melvin Belli

Bank Examiner (as Dave Maldonado)

David Maldonado

Deputy Comptroller Dunn

Craig Welzbacher

Mr. Reed

Barbecue Owner

Accountant

Mr. Amos

Alice Jackson

Sherry Richards

Deacon Jackson

Gralen Bryant Banks

Bernard (13 Years Old)

Shoeshine Kid

Robert Florance Sr.

Golf Pro

Country Club Doorman

Mrs. Barker

Sullivan

White Banker #1

White Banker #2

Mrs. Cooper

Jill Jane Clements

Mrs. Cooper's Son

Black Female Professional

Mr. Miller

David Alexander

Loan Aggregator

Banking Attorney

Judith

Police Officer #1

Garrett Kruithof

Police Officer #2

FBI Agent

2nd FBI Man

Security Guard (as David Nash)

David Andrew Nash

Businessman

Businessman

James William Ballard

Camera Man

Antonio Bencosme

Joe Morris's Caddie

Senate Gallery

Cameron Brumbelow

Businessman

Serge Burack Jr.

Barber

Golfer

Minister

Mayor

Lawrence Jonasson

Businessman at ribbon cutting

Senate Gallery

Self - Banker

Club Guest

Shawndella Roberts

Dancer

Bank Customer

Jazz Club Patron

Melinda Russell

Mother

Senate Gallery

The Cobbler

Minister

Albert L. Taylor

Reporter

Jazz Club Patron

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Joe Morris Bernard Garrett Barker Eunice Garrett Deacon Jackson Matt Steiner Mrs. Cooper Tony Robert Florance, Jr.

{\an8}Today the United States Senate Committee
on Government Operations - The Banker

{\an8}Today the United States Senate Committee on Government...

Be careful in there, Bernard.
They want to make an example out of you. - The Banker

Be careful in there, Bernard. They want to make an example o...

{\an8}Right. Annual rental income 80,000,
which is strong, - The Banker

{\an8}Right. Annual rental income 80,000, which is strong,

He's coming in an hour to negotiate on it.
Maybe you can step in. - The Banker

He's coming in an hour to negotiate on it. Maybe you ca...

There may not be comps in Willis, - The Banker

There may not be comps in Willis,

Your other buildings are in Conroe,
which is booming with the oil find. - The Banker

Your other buildings are in Conroe, which is booming with th...

What do you think them white folks would
do if they knew you were spying on them? - The Banker

What do you think them white folks would do if they knew you...

You know what it's like to see a young boy
hanging dead from a tree? - The Banker

You know what it's like to see a young boy hanging dead...

And don't think because it hasn't happened
recently, it couldn't happen again. - The Banker

And don't think because it hasn't happened recentl...

You really think it's gonna be different
for you, you go somewhere else? - The Banker

You really think it's gonna be different for you, you g...

Northrop is looking to hire 5,000
new workers for their assembly line - The Banker

Northrop is looking to hire 5,000 new workers for their asse...

Well, thank you, sir. But I came here
to try my hand at real estate. - The Banker

Well, thank you, sir. But I came here to try my hand at real...

Bernard saved up money
from a company we started in Houston. - The Banker

Bernard saved up money from a company we started in Houston.

So, what do you plan to do
until you find something you can afford? - The Banker

So, what do you plan to do until you find something you can ...

You'll get your rent
the first of every month, - The Banker

You'll get your rent the first of every month,

Eunice, what does your husband have
against working? - The Banker

Eunice, what does your husband have against working?

Well, that's what they call a shed
when it's in the woods. - The Banker

Well, that's what they call a shed when it's in th...

I'm sorry my dad was such a jerk last night - The Banker

I'm sorry my dad was such a jerk last night

Hello, my name is Bernard Garrett. - The Banker

Hello, my name is Bernard Garrett.

Not with the black neighborhood
two blocks away bursting at the seams. - The Banker

Not with the black neighborhood two blocks away bursting at ...

I'm not, but if I were,
can't do no better than Eunice Perkins. - The Banker

I'm not, but if I were, can't do no better than Eu...

You have got the wrong idea about him. - The Banker

You have got the wrong idea about him.

If you won't let Joe invest, - The Banker

If you won't let Joe invest,

My tenants won't pay more even if they
can see the reflections in those floors. - The Banker

My tenants won't pay more even if they can see the refl...

Black doctors, lawyers, teachers - The Banker

Black doctors, lawyers, teachers

But 10,000 less than asking is not enough. - The Banker

But 10,000 less than asking is not enough.

You want me to loan you $10,000
so you can buy my building? - The Banker

You want me to loan you $10,000 so you can buy my building?

For more than three times what the average
American family make in a year. - The Banker

For more than three times what the average American family m...

The average American income in 1953
was $4,233. - The Banker

The average American income in 1953 was $4,233.

Ten thousand is 2.4 times
the average income. - The Banker

Ten thousand is 2.4 times the average income.

Well, I admire your entrepreneurial gusto, - The Banker

Well, I admire your entrepreneurial gusto,

I have pretty good eyesight and I can
clearly read the nameplate on his desk. - The Banker

I have pretty good eyesight and I can clearly read the namep...

Well, you and I both know
I'm not getting an appointment inside. - The Banker

Well, you and I both know I'm not getting an appointmen...

- Hello?
- Mr. Garrett. This is Patrick Barker. - The Banker

- Hello? - Mr. Garrett. This is Patrick Barker.

And do you think that follows
normal business customs? - The Banker

And do you think that follows normal business customs?

If I was following
normal business customs, - The Banker

If I was following normal business customs,

I asked if you thought
it followed normal business customs. - The Banker

I asked if you thought it followed normal business customs.

- No.
- Good. - The Banker

Reed wants to see you at the bank
in the morning to sign off on that loan. - The Banker

Reed wants to see you at the bank in the morning to sign off...

I told him I'd act as guarantor. - The Banker

I told him I'd act as guarantor.

And do you think that follows normal business customs - The Banker

And do you think that follows normal business customs

Because normal business customs - The Banker

Because normal business customs

You went to see Reed
knowing the deck was stacked - The Banker

You went to see Reed knowing the deck was stacked

Sometimes you need to take a step back
and enjoy what you've accomplished, baby. - The Banker

Sometimes you need to take a step back and enjoy what you�...

You go to every table in here
to reassure your patrons of that? - The Banker

You go to every table in here to reassure your patrons of th...

I'm not fucking your wife - The Banker

I'm not fucking your wife

Look, I like seeing black men succeed. - The Banker

Look, I like seeing black men succeed.

I'm not the asshole you think I am - The Banker

I'm not the asshole you think I am

Sometimes I even invest
some of my own money to back them. - The Banker

Sometimes I even invest some of my own money to back them.

What if you can't finish the work
or rent the units fast enough? - The Banker

What if you can't finish the work or rent the units fas...

Ma'am, I'm Bernard Garrett. - The Banker

Ma'am, I'm Bernard Garrett.

Well, the city say all construction has to
be done between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. - The Banker

Well, the city say all construction has to be done between 8...

- So, if you need any improvements...
- I don't need improvements. - The Banker

- So, if you need any improvements... - I don't need im...

And you can tell
that mick that owns this place, - The Banker

And you can tell that mick that owns this place,

Mr. Barker was very clear about your lease
when he sold me the building. - The Banker

Mr. Barker was very clear about your lease when he sold me t...

It was a drive in ice cream shop - The Banker

It was a drive in ice cream shop

We want to scrape these railings
up to the front - The Banker

We want to scrape these railings up to the front

Ms. Cooper in Apartment 2A
does not like you working in the building. - The Banker

Ms. Cooper in Apartment 2A does not like you working in the ...

You can't be here after 6:00 p.m. - The Banker

You can't be here after 6:00 p.m.

Anita Jefferson. We spoke about
leasing one of your apartments? - The Banker

Anita Jefferson. We spoke about leasing one of your apartmen...

You can't be here after 6 00 p m - The Banker

You can't be here after 6 00 p m

I do business with people - The Banker

I do business with people

Now, you have the knack of knowing
the untapped value of a building. - The Banker

Now, you have the knack of knowing the untapped value of a b...

But when we need a face to sign the deal,
that'll be me. - The Banker

But when we need a face to sign the deal, that'll be me...

Okay, let's move the table there,
slide the couch in, - The Banker

Okay, let's move the table there, slide the couch in,

Barker and I have been thinking about
diversifying in single family homes. - The Banker

Barker and I have been thinking about diversifying in single...

Want you to go in, tell me
what you think this house needs. - The Banker

Want you to go in, tell me what you think this house needs.

Mrs. Barker would like to offer a buyout - The Banker

Mrs. Barker would like to offer a buyout

I prefer not to continue the arrangement. - The Banker

I prefer not to continue the arrangement.

I own 50% of a dozen properties. - The Banker

I own 50% of a dozen properties.

I will up my offer
to 25 cents on the dollar. - The Banker

I will up my offer to 25 cents on the dollar.

And if you see fit
to refuse that, Mr. Garrett, - The Banker

And if you see fit to refuse that, Mr. Garrett,

I don't know how familiar you are
with the commercial real estate market. - The Banker

I don't know how familiar you are with the commercial r...

But once you've popped your cherry, - The Banker

But once you've popped your cherry,

That's a mighty big building to buy
on the most expensive land in the city. - The Banker

That's a mighty big building to buy on the most expensi...

I got a banker in San Francisco
I've done business with for years. - The Banker

I got a banker in San Francisco I've done business with...

You know there's not a single black-owned
building in downtown Los Angeles. - The Banker

You know there's not a single black-owned building in d...

The best place to learn about the present
state of the real estate market - The Banker

The best place to learn about the present state of the real ...

And next time they'll think twice about
refusing to make loans to us - The Banker

And next time they'll think twice about refusing to mak...

What about the thrill
of taking it to the man? - The Banker

What about the thrill of taking it to the man?

But on purely logical terms,
I have a concern about your plan. - The Banker

But on purely logical terms, I have a concern about your pla...

All this information we'll be getting
from hanging around all these bankers - The Banker

All this information we'll be getting from hanging arou...

Do you plan on starting to buy real estate
in white-only neighborhoods, Mr. Garrett? - The Banker

Do you plan on starting to buy real estate in white-only nei...

And just how in the hell
do you plan on pulling that off? - The Banker

And just how in the hell do you plan on pulling that off?

I don't know anything about banking.
I don't know how to buy a bank. - The Banker

I don't know anything about banking. I don't know ...

I'll lay you a hundred dollars to your one
he can't go the distance. - The Banker

I'll lay you a hundred dollars to your one he can'...

Don't you know any other white people - The Banker

Don't you know any other white people

I'm just saying that no matter what, - The Banker

I'm just saying that no matter what,

There's always something extra going on in the relationship - The Banker

There's always something extra going on in the...

See that's what I like about you - The Banker

See that's what I like about you

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In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: George Nolfi

Writer: Niceole R. Levy, George Nolfi, David Lewis Smith

Production: Romulus Entertainment,Hyphenate Films,Iam21 Entertainment,Mad Hatter Entertainment

Genre: drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Mar 2020

Awards: 3 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage: https://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.2f8qhsa039voq5x0iwn1eixj1

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