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The Getaway

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The Getaway
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PG,2hrs 2min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
December 13, 1972
Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson  ...more
Synopsis: In Sam Peckinpah's version of Walter Hill's script, from Jim Thompson's novel, an ex-con and his wife go on the lam after a Texas bank heist. Denied parole after four well-behaved years, Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) sends his wife Carol (Ali MacGraw) to dirty politician Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson) to get him out of prison. Carol secures Doc's freedom, on the condition that he does one more bank job for Benyon. Doc and his accomplices Rudy (Al Lettieri) and Jackson (Bo Hopkins) get the cash, but Doc soon ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
From the groundbreaking Wild Bunch to the fascinating Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Sam Peckinpah's list of achievements between 1969 and 1974 rivals that of any other American director of the time. In the middle of this watershed period was The Getaway, a film originally intended to be directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Ostensibly a standard heist flick, The Getaway is one of the most underrated ... Full Review
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Steve McQueen
Doc McCoy
Ali MacGraw
Carol McCoy
Ben Johnson
Jack Benyon
Sally Struthers
Fran Clinton
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