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The Grey Fox (1982)

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In 1901, after 33 years in San Quentin Prison, Bill Miner, "The Gentleman Bandit", was released into the Twentieth Century.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Phillip Borsos
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    Bill Miner Richard Farnsworth
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    Kate Jackie Burroughs
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    Shorty Wayne Robson
  • Profile picture of Timothy Webber
    Fernie Timothy Webber
  • Profile picture of Gary Reineke
    Detective Seavey Gary Reineke
  • Profile picture of David Petersen
    Louis Colquhoun David Petersen
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    Tom Tom Heaton
  • Profile picture of Jim McLarty
    Accomplice Jim McLarty

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Keywords

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  • release from prison
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  • 1900s