The Grey Fox

The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian biographical Western film directed by Phillip Borsos and written by John Hunter. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged Canadas first train robbery on September 10, 1904. The film stars Richard Farnsworth as Miner. The cast also features Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Gary Reineke and Timothy Webber.

According to Farnsworth, the picture company was the only one ever allowed to film at Fort Steele, British Columbia, a heritage site. The Grey Fox was also filmed on the British Columbia Railway Pacific Great Eastern Railway, now run by Canadian National Railway, between Pemberton and Lillooet, British Columbia.citation needed The capture sequence was shot a quarter of a mile from where Miner was actually caught.The Grey Fox has been designated and preserved as a masterwork by the AudioVisual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canadas audiovisual heritage. ........

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