The Getaway | Bank Heist Double-Crossing | Warner Classics

After Doc (Steve McQueen) is set free from prison by corrupt parole board member on the condition that he plan and take part in a bank robbery with two henchmen. He agrees at the behest of his wife Carole (Ali MacGraw) but the robbery goes awry. Doc is clever enough to anticipate foul play from one of the henchmen, Rudy Butler (Al Lettieri).

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

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About The Getaway (Theatrical Release - December 13, 1972):
Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) and Ali MacGraw (Love Story) are at their finest as husband-and-wife thieves on the run in this classic Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs) action-thriller.

The sizzling screenplay by Walter Hill is based on a novel by pulp legend Jim Thompson (The Grifters, After Dark, My Sweet).

McQueen stars as "Doc" McCoy—a convict who makes a deal to split his hidden loot with a corrupt politician in exchange for early release from prison—in this fast-paced tale of greed and betrayal. Once free, McCoy tries to uphold his part of the agreement, but he quickly learns there is no one he can trust as he tries to get to the Mexican border alive.

The Getaway was a box-office hit at the time of its release in 1972, hitting #5 for the year! Later remade with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.

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