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The Driver (1978)

R  91 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  8 June 1978 (Netherlands)
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"The Driver" is specialist in a rare business: he drives getaway cars in robberies. His exceptional talent prevented him from being caught yet... See full summary »

Director:

Walter Hill

Writer:

Walter Hill
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan O'Neal ...
Bruce Dern ...
Isabelle Adjani ...
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Ronee Blakley Ronee Blakley ...
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Matt Clark Matt Clark ...
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Felice Orlandi Felice Orlandi ...
Gold Plainclothesman
Joseph Walsh Joseph Walsh ...
Glasses
Rudy Ramos ...
Teeth
Denny Macko Denny Macko ...
Exchange Man
Frank Bruno Frank Bruno ...
The Kid
Will Walker Will Walker ...
Fingers
Sandy Brown Wyeth Sandy Brown Wyeth ...
Split
Tara King Tara King ...
Frizzy
Richard Carey Richard Carey ...
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Fidel Corona Fidel Corona ...
Card Player
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Storyline

"The Driver" is specialist in a rare business: he drives getaway cars in robberies. His exceptional talent prevented him from being caught yet. After another succeeded flight from the police, a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises remission of of punishment to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from the player Isabelle to mislead the detective. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Driver | Detective | Robbery | Car | Getaway Car  | See more »

Taglines:

He'll get you away faster than anyone else on wheels. See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

Driver See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 2,958,988 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This film was originally intended to be over two hours long. For years even the VHS tapes had said the length was over two hours, although it was always 90 minutes on those tapes, on cable TV, and now on DVD. Only once was the longer version shown, in a theater in Hollywood by director Walter Hill. This director's cut involved more chase scenes and character development. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When The Driver elegantly destroys the Mercedes, there is a quick shot where the car hits a wall head-on, then reverses away. The stunt driver is visible as his blond wig almost falls off. See more »

Quotes

The Detective: Planning on looking for work soon?
The Driver: My line of work is kind of hard to come by.
The Detective: It depends on where you look.
The Driver: It depends on who you are.
The Detective: I dunno. Some of the criminal types these days, they, eh, think that they're real cowboys. Think they can just, eh, drive around...do whatever they wanna do...whenever they wanna do it.
[chuckles]
The Detective: I respect a man who's good at what he does. I'll tell you something else: I'm *very* good at what I do.
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