The Grey Fox
1982 · Movie · PG · 92 min · ★ 6.9 · 95% critics
After spending decades in prison, an aging outlaw is released into a fast-changing new century that barely resembles the world he knew. Struggling to find his place, he drifts back toward robbery, chasing a sense of purpose in a life that feels left behind.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-12-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (36 votes)
- Box office
- $5,516,140
- Budget
- $4,500,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like reflective Westerns and true-crime period stories with a gentle pace, vivid scenery, and an old-fashioned feel; Not for you if you want heavy action, a fast plot, or a harsher view of criminals.
Pros: rich period atmosphere; beautiful mountain scenery; warm lead performance | Cons: thin story; slow pacing; romanticizes its outlaw
Themes
- canada
- release from prison
- biography
- train robbery
- highwayman
- 1900s
Awards & recognition
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Motion Picture · 1983
Cast & crew
Richard Farnsworth
as Bill Miner
Jackie Burroughs
as Kate
Ken Pogue
as Jack Budd
Wayne Robson
as Shorty
Timothy Webber
as Fernie
Gary Reineke
as Detective Seavey
David Petersen
as Louis Colquhoun
- DM
Don MacKay
as Al Sims
- SL
Samantha Langevin
as Jenny
Tom Heaton
as Tom
Directed by Phillip Borsos