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The Driver (1978) [R]

Release Date:
June 8, 1978

Original Title:
The Driver

Alternate Titles:
Caçada de Morte
Driver
Driver, el conductor
Driver, o asylliptos odigos
Driver: el desafío
Gangsterkusken
I storbyens nat
La celada
O Profissional
O asylliptos odigos tou San Francisco
O odigos
The Driver
Ντράιβερ, ο ασύλληπτος οδηγός
Водитель
Водій
ザ・ドライバー
虎口拔牙

Genres:
Action | Crime | Thriller

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
EMI Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16|18  DK: 15  FI: K-16  FR: TP  IT: T  JP: R15+  NL: 12  NO: 15  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 91

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
David M. Haber

Assistant Director:
Pat Kehoe

Assistant Director Trainee:
Jonathan Giles Zimmerman

Assistant Editor:
Jere Huggins
Ron Smith

Associate Producer:
Frank Marshall

Camera Operator:
Bill Johnson
Steve Yaconelli

Casting:
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Conductor:
Michael Small

Costume Design:
Jennifer L. Parsons
Robert Cornwall
Jack Bear

Dialogue Editor:
Godfrey Marks

Director:
Walter Hill

Director of Photography:
Philip H. Lathrop

Driver:
William Hogue
James Nordberg

Editor:
Tina Hirsch
Robert K. Lambert

First Assistant Camera:
Glenn K. Shimada

Gaffer:
Wilbur Kinnett

Hairstylist:
Shirley Padgett

Key Grip:
Carl Manoogian

Location Manager:
Don Kruger

Makeup Artist:
Gary Liddiard

Music Editor:
John R. Harris
Kenneth Wannberg

Orchestrator:
Jack Hayes

Original Music Composer:
Michael Small

Presenter:
Alan Ladd Jr.

Producer:
Lawrence Gordon

Production Design:
Harry Horner

Production Manager:
Russell Saunders

Production Sound Mixer:
Richard Wagner

Props:
Gregg H. Bilson
Craig Raiche

Screenplay:
Walter Hill

Script Supervisor:
Cassandra Oliva

Second Assistant Director:
Lisa Hallas-Gottlieb

Set Decoration:
Darrell Silvera

Set Medic:
B.J. Smith

Sound Effects Editor:
William Hartman
Michael Hilkene
John Kline
Richard Sperber

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Theodore Soderberg
Paul Wells
Douglas O. Williams

Special Effects:
Charles Spurgeon

Stunt Coordinator:
Everett Creach

Stunt Driver:
Laurie Creach

Stunts:
Mickey Alzola
William H. Burton Sr.
Diane Carter
Chris Howell
Gene McLaughlin
Gerald L. Ray
Robert Sizer
Bobby Clark

Transportation Captain:
Jerry F. Johnson

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