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The Driver

The Driver is a 1978 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The film features only unnamed characters, and follows a getaway driver for robberies (O'Neal) whose exceptional talent has prevented him being caught. A detective determined to apprehend him (Dern)…

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Box office
$4.9 million
Budget
$4 million
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Country
United States
Directed by
Walter Hill
Distributed by
20th Century Fox (United States and Canada) EMI Films (International)

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Production

Critical reception

Legacy

Unproduced remake

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The Driver

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The Driver

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related to Pre-production and casting · 29
The Driver → According, Although, And, Barry Spikings, Britain's EMI Films, Bronson, Bronson's, Convoy, David Lean, Driver, Hard Times, He, Hill, Hill-scripted The Getaway, Hollywood, In, Jill Ireland, McQueen, Michael Deeley, Most
related to Initial reviews · 23
The Driver → Adjani, American, And, Awful Movie, Bruce Dern, Chicago Sun-Times, Contemporary, French, Hege, Hill, Isabella, It, It's, Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Pretentious Movie, Roger Ebert, Ryan O'Neal, Silly Movie
related to Cast · 22
The Driver → Blue MaskBob Minor, BoardmanNick Dimitri, Card PlayerVictor Gilmour, CommuterAllan Graf, Exchange ManFrank Bruno, FingersSandy Brown Wyeth, FloormanFidel Corona, FrizzyRichard Carey, GlassesRudy Ramos, Gold PlainclothesmanJoseph Walsh, Green MaskPeter Jason, None, Red PlainclothesmanFelice Orlandi, Ryan O'Neal, SplitTara King, TeethDenny Macko, The ConnectionMatt Clark, The DetectiveIsabelle Adjani, The DriverBruce Dern, The KidWill Walker
related to Legacy · 19
The Driver → According, Beatrix Kiddo, Both Quentin Tarantino's Pulp, Driver, Fiction, His Movies, Kill Bill, Mia Wallace, Myths, Parallel Lines, Pulp Fiction, Ryan O'Neal's, Similarly, Tarantino, The Man, The Reflections Interactive, Vincent Vega, Volume, Wensley Clarkson's
related to Development · 14
The Driver → Bronson, Charles Bronson, Gordon, Hard Times, He, Hill, Hollywood, It's, Larry Gordon, Raoul Walsh, The, This, Walter Hill, You
related to Plot · 7
The Driver → Cowboy, He, Los Angeles, The Detective, The Player, The Player's, They
related to Reappraisal · 7
The Driver → Dern’s, Hill's, In, O’Neal’s, Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, This
Starring · 4
The Driver → Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Ryan O'Neal
related to Cast and crew response · 3
The Driver → Producer Larry Gordon, Ryan O'Neal, US
Edited by · 2
The Driver → Robert K. Lambert, Tina Hirsch

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The DriverBox office$4.9 million1.00infobox
The DriverBudget$4 million1.00infobox
The DriverCinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop1.00infobox
The DriverCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The DriverDirected byWalter Hill1.00infobox
The DriverDistributed by20th Century Fox (United States and Canada) EMI Films (International)1.00infobox
The DriverEdited byTina Hirsch1.00infobox
The DriverEdited byRobert K. Lambert1.00infobox
The DriverLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The DriverMusic byMichael Small1.00infobox
The DriverProduced byLawrence Gordon1.00infobox
The DriverProduction companyEMI Films1.00infobox
The DriverRelease dateJuly 28, 1978 (1978-07-28)1.00infobox
The DriverRunning time91 minutes1.00infobox
The DriverStarringRyan O'Neal1.00infobox
The DriverStarringBruce Dern1.00infobox
The DriverStarringIsabelle Adjani1.00infobox
The DriverStarringRonee Blakley1.00infobox
The DriverWritten byWalter Hill1.00infobox
The Driveris a1978 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill0.90text

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