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  1. The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Walter Hill, and stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri and Sally Struthers. The plot follows imprisoned mastermind robber Carter "Doc" McCoy, whose wife Carol conspires for his ...

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  2. Dec 16, 1972 · The Getaway: Directed by Sam Peckinpah. With Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers. A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.

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  3. Feb 17, 2021 · The Getaway ( 1972) The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Walter Hill, and stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, and Sally Struthers. The plot follows imprisoned mastermind robber Carter "Doc" McCoy (McQueen), whose ...

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  5. The movie just unravels. Rated: 2/5 May 9, 2005 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The Getaway is a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical toy. It's like one of those devices for executive ...

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  6. The Getaway. Roger Ebert January 01, 1972. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Sam Peckinpah's "The Getaway" is a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical toy. It's like one of those devices for executive desks, with the stainless steel balls on the strings: It functions with great efficiency but doesn't accomplish anything.

  7. While Doc stashes their getaway car in the train station's garage, Carol puts the valise with the stolen money into a locker. Because the bag is heavy, she accepts help from a stranger, who turns out to be a con man, and switches locker keys with her and steals the bag for himself. Doc chases the con man onto the train, but briefly loses him.

  8. Getaway, The (1972) -- (Movie Clip) He Didn't Make It In the third and fourth shots, the orange VW was driven by James Garner, who was visiting a friend on the shooting location in San Marcos, Texas, a stunt for which director Sam Peckinpah paid Garner $1, as Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw flee the bank heist, dodging their own diversionary explosions, Al Lettieri their fickle partner, in The ...

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