Everything about The Grey Fox totally explained
The Grey Fox is a
1982 Canadian film written by
John Hunter and directed by
Phillip Borsos. It is based on the true story of
Bill Miner, an
American stagecoach robber who staged Canada's first
train robbery on
September 10,
1904. The film stars
Richard Farnsworth as Miner. The cast also features
Jackie Burroughs,
Ken Pogue,
Wayne Robson,
Gary Reineke and
Timothy Webber.
Plot summary
Stagecoach robber Bill Miner (Richard Farnsworth) is caught and sent to prison for 33 years. He is finally released in 1901. He wanders around, a man out of place in the new century, until he sees one of the first movies,
The Great Train Robbery, and is inspired to copy it in real life. After several unsuccessful attempts, he achieves his goal and hides out in a mining town in
British Columbia, becoming a respectable resident. There, he meets and falls in love with early
feminist and photographer Katherine Flynn (Jackie Burroughs). He considers settling down with her, but one last robbery proves to be his downfall.
Cast
Awards
The Grey Fox has been designated and preserved as a "masterwork" by the
Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada’s audio-visual heritage.
At the
4th Genie Awards in 1983,
The Grey Fox was nominated for thirteen awards and won seven:
Best Picture
Best Director (Borsos)
Best Foreign Actor (Farnsworth)
Best Supporting Actress (Burroughs)
Best Original Screenplay (Hunter)
Best Art Direction (Bill Brodie)
Best Musical Score (Michael Conway Baker)
It has also been listed in the Toronto International Film Festival's TIFF List of Canada's Top Ten Films of All Time in 1984 and 1993.
Critical reaction
Roger Ebert praised the film as "a lovely adventure" and gave it 3 1/2 stars. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rare 100% fresh rating.
Further Information
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