The Grey Fox
In 1901, after 33 years in San Quentin Prison, Bill Miner, "The Gentleman Bandit", was released into the Twentieth Century.
1982 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Phillip Borsos |
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| Writer: | John Hunter |
| Staring: |
| 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, he re-enters a world unfamiliar to him, and returns to the only thing that gives him purpose — robbery. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 16, 1982 |
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| Director: | Phillip Borsos |
| Writer: | John Hunter |
| Genres: | History, Western |
| Keywords | canada, release from prison, biography, train robbery, highwayman, 1900s |
| Production Companies | Mercury Pictures, David Brady Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,000,000
Budget: $4,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Farnsworth | Bill Miner |
| Jackie Burroughs | Kate |
| Ken Pogue | Jack Budd |
| Wayne Robson | Shorty |
| Timothy Webber | Fernie |
| Gary Reineke | Detective Seavey |
| David Petersen | Louis Colquhoun |
| Don MacKay | Al Sims |
| Samantha Langevin | Jenny |
| Tom Heaton | Tom |
| Jim McLarty | Accomplice |
| George Dawson | Accomplice |
| Ray Michal | Gunsmith |
| Stephen E. Miller | Danny Young |
| David L. Crowley | Oregon Train Crew - Engineer |
| Frank C. Turner | Hotel Clerk |
| David Ackridge | The Mountie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Hunter | Writer |
| Michael Conway Baker | Music |
| Frank Irvine | Editor |
| Christopher Ryan | Costume Design |
| Bill Brodie | Production Design |
| Phillip Borsos | Director |
| Frank Tidy | Director of Photography, Cinematography |
| Joe Grimaldi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Peter Thillaye | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tony Currie | Dialogue Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Phillip Borsos | Co-Producer |
| John Board | Associate Producer |
| David Brady | Executive Producer |
| Peter O'Brian | Producer |
| Barry Healey | Co-Producer |
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