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The Grey Fox (1982)

The Grey Fox poster
Directed by
Phillip Borsos
Genre
drama film, Western film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging outlaw gets released from prison after many years and finds the world has changed around him. He decides to adapt by robbing trains instead of stagecoaches.

slow-burnmelancholicserenelonelycontemplativegentlenostalgicunderstated

What happens

The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian biographical Western film directed by Phillip Borsos and written by John Hunter. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged his first Canadian train robbery on 10 September 1904. The film stars Richard Farnsworth as Miner. The cast also features Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Gary Reineke and Timothy Webber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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