The Driver (1978)

91 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, neo-noir, thriller film

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Directors

Walter Hill

Cast

Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Matt Clark, Felice Orlandi, Joseph Walsh

The story

The Driver steals cars for use as getaway vehicles in robberies around Los Angeles. He is known among criminals for his high skill and his high price, and is notorious among the police, particularly for The Detective who is obsessed with capturing The Driver whom he calls "Cowboy". The Driver pulls a job at a casino where his co-conspirators are late and he is seen by The Player.

Catalogue themes and tags

1970s, Auto, Gaunerpaar, Polizeibeamter, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Existentialism, Action/Adventure, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, neo-noir, thriller film

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