The grey fox is a 1982 canadian biographical western film directed by phillip borsos and written by john hunter. The grey fox 2000 cast and crew in this film based on a true story, bill miner richard farnsworth is a fearless stagecoach robber in the days of the wild west. The grey fox official rerelease theatrical trailer youtube. The grey fox is one of the very few films to feature the wonderful richard farnsworth in the leading role. Courtesy of the film reference library screening collection. The grey fox 1983 canadian western starring richard.
His role here is at the center of this movie, and hes great. The grey fox 2000 in this film based on a true story, bill miner richard farnsworth is a fearless stagecoach robber in the days of the wild west. The film opens with bill miner robbing a stage coach in the year 1868. Richard farnsworth and jackie burroughs in the grey fox. Thanks to zeus, he now has it and is very happy with the quality. The black is found all over the body while they white coloring is often limited to the face and the. A pastoral turn of the century western, the grey fox tells the story of an oldtime stagecoach robber who, after 30 years locked away in prison, is released to a modern world he doesnt quite understand. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for. Review by peter belsito the restored and newly colorized version of the 1982 film the grey fox tells the story of an aging stagecoach robber who decides to come to western canada from the us to rob trains. The grey fox a graceful, stunninglyphotographed bio of bill miner, a notorious train robber in canada and the us at the turn of the century. You can write, the grey fox 1982 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie.
The grey fox 1982 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. This is a film that deserves to be remastered and released on blu ray. They also have black on their bodies and areas of white. Surely one of the most direct, honest and accurate depictions of life in the old west, the grey fox does not resort to violence, bluster or machismo to present its story.
At the time the grey fox was made, richard farnsworth was 61, with a 40year career as a stuntman and minor supporting actor. It gets 4 stars instead of 5 because the picture quality could be better. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The grey fox tells the story of bill miner, a man who was thrown into prison in the heyday of the old west, was kept behind bars for 33 years, and who finally emerged, confused but interested, into the 20th century. Watch the grey fox movie trailers and video clips, interviews with cast members and more at fandango. The beautiful bc and wa scenery adds to the superb pacing and direction of this very well written film. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch the grey fox 1982 full movie. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. You cant even find the full film on youtube which is odd. One of the larger species of fox is known as the gray fox. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others.
The film is really a tribute to a then passing period, turn of the 20th century, where the wild west frontier is passing and the new age is. Based on the real life legend of bill miner, the grey fox is the engaging story of canadas gentleman bandit. Released after 30 years in prison, a notorious stagecoach bandit finds popularity among the people in the canadian wilderness when he embarks on a trainrobbing spree. The grey fox soundtrack follows the order of each scene in the movie exactly. After decades in prison, stagecoach robber bill miner richard farnsworth emerges in 1901 a free man without a place in 20th century societyuntil he sees. The grey fox tells the story of bill miner, a man who was thrown into prison in the heyday of the old west, was kept behind bars for 33 years. Artists and their stories is a 30 minute documentary profiling the story behind the making of the grey fox. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment main theme from the grey fox the chieftains film cuts. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
The grey fox 1982 watch full movie online netflix us. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The grey fox 1982 old west highwayman bill miner, known to pinkertons as the gentleman bandit, is released in 1901 after 33 years in prison, a genial and charming old man. Movies tv shows news live fashion spotlight 360 video browse channels. I was hoping for a western action film, but the grey fox didnt answer my bloodlust. Farnsworth delivers an understated, classy and occasionally menacing performance.
The grey fox is a 1982 canadian biographicalfilm that deals with the twilight years of real life outlaw bill miner who was also known as the gentleman robber. Instead, the film comes across as a story of a man whose life has gone wrong as the result of carefully thought out and wellreasoned choices, though nevertheless bad choices. Grey fox uploaded and posted 3 years ago add a message to your video. Always remember dont trust the opinion of the grey fox 1982 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. The sound effects behind the music are just as enjoyable as the tunes themselves. Old west highwayman bill miner richard farnsworth, known to pinkertons as the gentleman bandit, is released in 1901 after 33 years in prison, a genial and charming old man. It is based on the true story of bill miner, an american stagecoach robber who staged canadas first train robbery on september 10, 1904. The film starred richard farnsworth and was the true story of bill miner, who after spending 33 years in san quentin for robbing a stage coach at the end of the 19th century, gets the idea to rob a train when he sees the great train robbery in the newly invented cinema. Paddy was commissioned to compose the score for the canadian film the grey fox by philip borsos. A canadian rendition of the western, it revolves around an outlaw who is invested with charisma and a mythical aura by the canadians he meets.
Francis ford coppola protege phillip borsos directs this elegiac, lowkey tale about reallife bandit bill miner that has become a classic of. It was more a docudrama a bio pic on the famous gentleman bandit, outlaw billy miner. Keep in mind that this was done without perfection so it may. A fun surprise was that when richard farnsworth sings sweet betsy. They get the name due to the various shades of gray coloring they feature. He goes to washington to live and work with his sisters family. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. The grey fox 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch the grey fox movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Psychograss ride the wild turkey 71405 grey fox bluegrass festival e ancramdale, ny. However he is caught and is sent to prison for thirty three years. The grey fox 1982, phillip borsos first feature film, builds on the ambivalent fascination many canadians have for the united states. Movies tv shows news live fashion spotlight 360 video.
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