Action ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1972 · 2h 3m

The Getaway

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Director
Sam Peckinpah
Cast
Steve McQueen as Carter "Doc" McCoy Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy Ben Johnson as Jack Beynon Sally Struthers as Fran Clinton Al Lettieri as Rudy Butler Slim Pickens as Cowboy
Crew
Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography Robert L. Wolfe — Editor Quincy Jones — Original Music Composer Walter Hill — Screenplay Jim Thompson — Novel David Foster — Producer
Tagline

It takes two to make it … The big two.

Synopsis

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

Trailer The Getaway — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
robberybased on novel or booktexasheistcon artistmurderorganized crimeon the runbag of moneygunfightbank robberydouble cross
Key Collaborators
Sam Peckinpah Director Lucien Ballard Director of Photography Robert L. Wolfe Editor Quincy Jones Original Music Composer Walter Hill Screenplay Jim Thompson Novel David Foster Producer Mitchell Brower Producer
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