The Getaway poster

The Getaway( 1972)

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It takes two to make it … The big two.

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Steve McQueen

      Doc McCoy

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      Ali MacGraw

      Carol McCoy

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      Ben Johnson

      Jack Beynon

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      Sally Struthers

      Fran Clinton

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      Al Lettieri

      Rudy Butler

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      Slim Pickens

      Cowboy

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      Richard Bright

      The Thief

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      Jack Dodson

      Harold Clinton

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      Dub Taylor

      Laughlin

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      Bo Hopkins

      Frank Jackson

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      Roy Jenson

      Cully

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      John Bryson

      The Accountant

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      Bill Hart

      Swain

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      Tom Runyon

      Hayhoe

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      Whitney Jones

      The Soldier

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      Raymond King

      Boy on Train

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      Ivan Thomas

      Boy on Train

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      C.W. White

      Boy's Mother

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      Brenda W. King

      Boys' Mother

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      W. Dee Kutach

      Parole Board Chairman

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      Brick Lowry

      Parole Board Commissioner

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      Martin Colley

      McCoy's Lawyer

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      O.S. Savage

      Field Captain

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      Dick Crockett

      Bank Guard

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      A.L. Camp

      Hardware Store Owner

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      Bob Veal

      TV Show Proprietor

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      Bruce Bissonette

      Sporting Goods Salesman

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      Maggie Gonzalez

      Carhop

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      Jim Kannon

      Cannon

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      Doug Dudley

      Max

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      Stacy Newton

      Stacy

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      Tommy Bush

      Cowboy's Helper

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      Stephen Douglas Butler

      Teen at Drive-Up-Diner (uncredited)

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      R.C. Keene

      Beacon City Parade / Robbery Witness (uncredited)

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      Margaret Mazzola

      Car Hop #1 (uncredited)

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      Hal Smith

      Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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      Tommy Splittgerber

      Train Station Ticket Agent (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Fri Sep 27 2024
    **_Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and others chasing a bag of cash in Texas_** A prisoner in Huntsville (McQueen) is released early due to his wife (MacGraw) making a deal with a corrupt official (Ben Johnson). The cost of his freedom is to head a bank heist in San Marcos with the officer’s questionable henchmen (Al Lettieri and Bo Hopkins). O, what a tangled web we weave. “The Getaway” (1972) is a crime thriller written by Walter Hill based on Jim Thompson’s book and was director Sam Peckinpah’s second most successful film at the box office, after “Convoy” six years later. It was remade in 1...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3352254.00

    Revenue

    36734619.00

    Keywords

    • robbery
    • based on novel or book
    • texas
    • heist
    • con artist
    • murder
    • organized crime
    • on the run
    • bag of money
    • gunfight
    • bank robbery
    • double cross
    • neo-noir