Bibliograph

Owning Mahowny, a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Alliance Atlantis presents an Alliance Atlantis/Andras Hamori production in association with Natural Nylon Entertainment ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, The Henry Greenberg Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program ; a Canada-United Kingdom co-production

Type

Label

Owning Mahowny, a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Alliance Atlantis presents an Alliance Atlantis/Andras Hamori production in association with Natural Nylon Entertainment ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, The Henry Greenberg Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program ; a Canada-United Kingdom co-production

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rated R

Main title

Owning Mahowny

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

53034458

Responsibility statement

a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Alliance Atlantis presents an Alliance Atlantis/Andras Hamori production in association with Natural Nylon Entertainment ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Astral Media, The Henry Greenberg Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program ; a Canada-United Kingdom co-production

Runtime

105

Summary

Based on the true story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history. Dan Mahowny is a mild-mannered bank manager with a nasty gambling habit and a job that gives him access to a $20 million account. When a major losing streak leaves him busted and unable to cover his losses, Mahowny develops an ingenious plan to play the bank against the casino. But with time running out and the odds stacked against him obsession becomes compulsion and the thrill of the bet is quickly replaced with a primal desire to stay in the game

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification