The Grey Fox (film)
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| Directed by | Phillip Borsos |
| Produced by | Peter O'Brian |
| Written by | John Hunter |
| Starring | Richard Farnsworth Jackie Burroughs Wayne Robson Ken Pogue |
| Music by | Michael Conway Baker Paddy Moloney (main theme) |
| Cinematography | Frank Tidy |
| Editing by | Frank Irvine |
| Distributed by | Zoetrope Studios |
| Release date(s) |  December 16, 1982 |
| Running time | 110 min |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | CDN$4 500 000 |
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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 includes Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Gary Reineke and Timothy Webber.
[edit] 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. [1]
Nominated thirteen times, the film won seven awards at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983:
- 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 was also named to the Toronto International Film Festival's TIFF List of Canada's Top Ten Films of All Time in 1984 and 1993.
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