The Grey Fox Analysis

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Amongst regions of Canada the West, British Columbia is understandably a well-known destination for Western films and continues to attract a lot of attention. This is because film producers have an abundance of access to prairies and foothills for the purpose of making a film setting seem western. In particular, the western genre can be traced in The Grey Fox (1982) which revolves around an outlaw, Bill Miner who moves to Canada to partake in train robberies. What interesting about this film is that the producers build upon the ambivalent fascination with the United States. In order words, it a Canadian interpretation of western. Even though most films created/filmed in Vancouver was/is disguised to look otherwise, the grey fox moves away from

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