The Driver
1978 film by Walter Hill / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Driver is a 1978 American crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The film featured only unnamed characters, and follows a getaway driver for robberies whose exceptional talent has prevented him being caught. A detective promises pardons to a gang if they help catch him in a set-up robbery.
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Directed by | Walter Hill |
Written by | Walter Hill |
Produced by | Lawrence Gordon |
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Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
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Music by | Michael Small |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[2][3] |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[4] |
Box office | $4.9 million[5] 1,102,183 admissions (France)[6] £802,952 (UK) |
20th Century Fox released The Driver on July 28, 1978. The film was a box office disappointment in the United States but performed better overseas. Despite initial negative reviews it has become one of Hill's most popular films, and received more positive critical reception in later years. Directors Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn and Edgar Wright have cited The Driver as a major influence.