The Grey Fox

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The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian Western film about aging train robber Bill Miner, acclaimed for its lyrical style and Wayne Robson’s memorable supporting performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian film
Western film
film
award Genie Award for Best Actor
Genie Award for Best Director
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay
basedOn the life of Bill Miner
cinematographyBy Frank Tidy
countryOfFilming Canada
countryOfOrigin Canada
criticalReception acclaimed
director Phillip Borsos
distributor Astral Films
editedBy Frank Irvine
featuredAt New York Film Festival
genre Western
biographical film
drama film
hasCharacter Jack Budd
Kate Flynn
Shorty
hasNotablePerformance Wayne Robson
hasTheme aging
freedom
outlaw life
homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
language English
mainCharacter Bill Miner
musicBy Michael Conway Baker
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
plotSummary An aging train robber Bill Miner is released from prison and returns to crime in the early 20th century Pacific Northwest.
portrays Bill Miner
train robbery
producer Peter O'Brian
productionCompany Mercury Pictures
releaseDateCanada 1982-12-16
releaseYear 1982
runtimeMinutes 92
screenwriter John Hunter
setInPeriod early 20th century
setInRegion British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
starring Jackie Burroughs
Ken Pogue
Richard Farnsworth
Wayne Robson
style lyrical
subjectOf film criticism

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Wayne Robson notableWork The Grey Fox
Richard Farnsworth notableWork The Grey Fox
Ian Tracey notableWork The Grey Fox