<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> The Old Man & the Gun is an upcoming American crime comedy film written and directed by David Lowery . The film is based on the true - life story of Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist . The script is based on David Grann's 2003 article in The New Yorker titled "The Old Man and the Gun", which was later collected in Grann's book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes . It stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits and Sissy Spacek . It is reportedly Redford's final role, as he announced his intent to retire from acting in August 2018 . </P> <P> The film is scheduled to be released on September 28, 2018, by Fox Searchlight Pictures . </P> <Ul> <Li> Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker </Li> <Li> Casey Affleck as Det . John Hunt </Li> <Li> Sissy Spacek as Jewel, Forrest's love interest </Li> <Li> Danny Glover </Li> <Li> Tika Sumpter as Maureen </Li> <Li> Tom Waits </Li> <Li> Elisabeth Moss </Li> <Li> Isiah Whitlock, Jr . </Li> <Li> Keith Carradine </Li> <Li> Gene Jones </Li> <Li> John David Washington as Lieutenant Kelley </Li> <Li> Augustine Frizzell as Sandrine </Li> </Ul>

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