The Driver
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The Driver is a 1978 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, centered on a taciturn, highly skilled getaway driver involved in a tense cat-and-mouse game with a relentless detective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Driver canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Philip H. Lathrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directedBy | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
20th Century Fox
NERFINISHED
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20th Century Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tina Hirsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre |
crime
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neo-noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
obsessive police pursuit
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professional criminal code of ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baby Driver
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Drive (2011 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
The Detective
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The Driver NERFINISHED ⓘ The Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Small NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | spare and minimalist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist dialogue
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stylized car chases ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A highly skilled, taciturn getaway driver becomes involved in a cat-and-mouse game with a relentless detective. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | getaway driver ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | taciturn ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-06-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| stars |
Bruce Dern
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Isabelle Adjani NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronee Blakley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan O'Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Driver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.