The Old Man & the Gun
“This story is mostly true.”
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
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Cast
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Robert Redford
Forrest Tucker
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David Lowery Director · David Grann Story Daniel Hart Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $16M · United States release September 28, 2018
Box office
Budget
$15,800,000
Worldwide gross
$11,277,120
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Condé Nast Entertainment
Production
Endgame Entertainment
Production
Identity Films
Production
Sailor Bear
Production
Wildwood Enterprises
Production
Tango Entertainment
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 31, 2018
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · September 28, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · January 1, 2019
Digital
United States
October 19, 2018 · Theatrical
January 15, 2019 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Argentina
March 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
October 13, 2018 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
March 29, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 13, 2018 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
February 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 29, 2019 · Digital
Canada
September 10, 2018 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Chile
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
China
April 6, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
July 24, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
April 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Egypt
September 21, 2018 · Premiere · El Gouna International Film Festival
Finland
August 1, 2019 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
France
March 6, 2019 · Physical · DVD
January 22, 2025 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Germany
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical
September 13, 2019 · Physical
Greece
September 29, 2018 · Premiere · Athens International Film and Video Festival
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
India
February 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
September 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
October 20, 2018 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
July 12, 2019 · Theatrical
Kuwait
October 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Lebanon
November 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 8, 2018 · Theatrical
June 25, 2019 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
New Zealand
November 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
April 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Peru
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
November 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 12, 2018 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
April 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 30, 2018 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
March 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Taiwan
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 5, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2018 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 7, 2018 · Theatrical
April 1, 2019 · Digital
April 1, 2019 · Physical
Uruguay
April 11, 2019 · Theatrical
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