THE OLD MAN & THE GUN (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea), Sissy Spacek (In The Bedroom), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Tika Sumpter (Ride Along), Tom Waits (Seven Psychopaths), Elisabeth Moss (High-Rise), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (25th Hour), Keith Carradine (Nashville), John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman), Augustine Frizzell (Pete’s Dragon), Gene Jones (No Country For Old Men)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Lowery (A Ghost Story), director, writer; Toby Halbrooks (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints), Bill Holderman (Book Club), James M. Johnston (Listen Up Philip), Anthony Mastromauro (As Cool As I Am), Dawn Ostroff (Only The Brave), Robert Redford (Lions For Lambs), Jeremy Steckler (Army of One) and James D. Stern (Looper), producers; Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon), composer; Joe Anderson (The Benefactor), cinematographer; Lisa Zeno Churgin (The Cider House Rules), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

At the age of 70, criminal Forrest Tucker (Redford) makes an audacious escape from San Quentin State Prison, and goes on an unprecedented string of solo bank heists that confounds authorities, including detective John Hunt (Affleck), and charm the public, including Jewel (Spacek) who finds herself attracted to Tucker despite his criminal background, and his lack of desire to give it all up…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

David Lowery continues his hot filmmaking streak with an incredibly charming film that reunites him with even more charming star Robert Redford, for whom this is a bittersweet farewell since he has announced his retirement from acting after this final role.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2018

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