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The Driver

7.2

Released June 08, 1978Runtime 1h 31min

To break the driver, the cop was willing to break the law.

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Action

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

EMI Films

Production Countries

United Kingdom

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $4,000,000
Revenue: $4,900,000
Profit/Loss: $900,000

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Cast

Ryan O'NealThe Driver

Bruce DernThe Detective

Isabelle AdjaniThe Player

Ronee BlakleyThe Connection

Matt ClarkRed Plainclothesman

Felice OrlandiGold Plainclothesman

Joseph WalshGlasses

Rudy RamosTeeth

Denny MackoExchange Man

Frank BrunoThe Kid

Will WalkerFingers

Sandy Brown WyethSplit

Tara KingFrizzy

Richard CareyFloorman

Fidel CoronaCard Player

Victor GilmourBoardman

Nick DimitriBlue Mask

Bob MinorGreen Mask

Angelo LamoneaPatron

Patrick BurnsPatron

Karen KleimanPatron

Thomas MyersPassenger

Bill McConnellPassenger

Peter JasonCommuter

William HasleyCommuter

Allan GrafUniformed Cop

Alex DanielsTrain Passenger (uncredited)

Peter EastmanTrain Passenger (uncredited)

Raven Grey EagleMinor Role (uncredited)

Bob HarksCasino Patron (uncredited)

Orwin C. HarveyCasino Security Guard (uncredited)

Steve MoriartyPerson at Train Station / Driver (uncredited)

Nico StevensCard Player (uncredited)

Leland SunCasino Patron (uncredited)

Anna YoungCard Player (uncredited)

Crew

Walter HillDirector

Lisa Hallas-GottliebSecond Assistant Director

Jonathan Giles ZimmermanAssistant Director Trainee

Cassandra OlivaScript Supervisor

Pat KehoeAssistant Director

Walter HillScreenplay

Jane FeinbergCasting

Mike FentonCasting

Lawrence GordonProducer

Frank MarshallAssociate Producer

Don KrugerLocation Manager

Russell SaundersProduction Manager

Michael SmallOriginal Music Composer

Philip H. LathropDirector of Photography

David M. HaberArt Direction

Tina HirschEditor

Darrell SilveraSet Decoration

Robert K. LambertEditor

Harry HornerProduction Design

Craig RaicheProps

Wilbur KinnettGaffer

Jerry F. JohnsonTransportation Captain

Mickey AlzolaStunts

William H. Burton Sr.Stunts

Glenn K. ShimadaFirst Assistant Camera

Godfrey MarksDialogue Editor

Everett CreachStunt Coordinator

Gene McLaughlinStunts

Laurie CreachStunt Driver

Jere HugginsAssistant Editor

Robert SizerStunts

Shirley PadgettHairstylist

Robert CornwallCostume Design

Charles SpurgeonSpecial Effects

James NordbergDriver

Gary LiddiardMakeup Artist

Gregg H. BilsonProps

Steve YaconelliCamera Operator

Jennifer L. ParsonsCostume Design

Chris HowellStunts

Carl ManoogianKey Grip

B.J. SmithSet Medic

Michael SmallConductor

Gerald L. RayStunts

Jack BearCostume Design

Ron SmithAssistant Editor

William HogueDriver

Richard WagnerProduction Sound Mixer

Diane CarterStunts

Bill JohnsonCamera Operator

Jack HayesOrchestrator

Kenneth WannbergMusic Editor

Alan Ladd Jr.Presenter

John R. HarrisMusic Editor

Theodore SoderbergSound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard SperberSound Effects Editor

John KlineSound Effects Editor

William HartmanSound Effects Editor

Douglas O. WilliamsSound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael HilkeneSound Effects Editor

Paul WellsSound Re-Recording Mixer

Bobby ClarkStunts

Donald C. RogersSound Director

Dale AndersonMusician

John BerkmanMusician

Larry BunkerMusician

Vince De RosaMusician

Bonnie Jean DouglasMusician

Dominick FeraMusician

Pamela GoldsmithMusician

Ralph GriersonMusician

Alan HarshmanMusician

Craig HuxleyMusician

Anatol KaminskyMusician

Raphael KramerMusician

Ronald LangingerMusician

Abe LuboffMusician

Virginia MajewskiMusician

Peter MercurioMusician

Richard NashMusician

Ted NashMusician

John NeufeldMusician

Jack PepperMusician

Richard PerissiMusician

Joe PorcaroMusician

Uan RaseyMusician

Lyle RitzMusician

David SchwartzMusician

Paul ShureMusician

Henry SigismontiMusician

Eleanor SlatkinMusician

David SpeltzMusician

Sheridon StokesMusician

Linn SubotnickMusician

Tommy TedescoMusician

Milton ThomasMusician

Louise Di TullioMusician

Lloyd UlyateMusician

Ian UnderwoodMusician

Ken WatsonMusician

Graham YoungMusician

Bob ZimmittiMusician

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Reviews

Sparse Urban Magnificence. The Driver is written and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Ryan O’Neil, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani and Ronee Blakley. Music is by Michael Small and cinematography by Phillip H. Lathrop. A determined cop pursues an enigmatic getaway driver through the crooked str...

www.noiroftheweek.com This week we take a look at the intense neo-noir, The Driver. Directed by Walter Hill, this cold neo is a perfect example of how film noir evolved into experimental crime films in the 1970s. No doubt inspired by Le Samourai which itself was inspired by This Gun For Hir...

I love Hill's stuff, I think the car chase sequence is great and how Hill captures a city's landscape is amazing ( 48 hrs (my favorite) and The Warriors has that trademark as well.)

This is probably more famous for having characters without names. Ryan O'Neal being the eponymous character whose getaway antics bring him to the attention of the pretty seedy detective Bruce Dern. What ensues is rather minimalist adventure film - I couldn't quite call it a thriller - depicting peo...