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The Getaway is a 1972 American heist, action, and prison film directed by Sam Peckinpah. The screenplay was written by Walter Hill and Jim Thompson, based on a work by Thompson. The cast includes Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, and Sally Struthers. Production was led by producer David Foster, with Lucien Ballard as director of photography, Ted Haworth as production designer, and Quincy Jones as composer. The narrative is set in Texas and Houston.
The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and was released in the United States on December 13, 1972. It was produced with a budget of $3,352,254 and generated box office revenue of $36,734,619. The story follows a recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife who go on the run after a heist goes wrong. The film is available in video on demand format.
Critical reception varied, with review scores including 6.9/10, 83%, and 55/100. Audience ratings include 7.138 from 650 votes and 7.3 from 37,483 votes.
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Film · TMDB
7.1A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
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
Themes
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- texas
- heist
- con artist
- murder
- organized crime
- on the run
- bag of money
- gunfight
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sam Peckinpah
- Screenplay by
- Walter Hill
- Based on
- The Getaway , (1958 novel), by Jim Thompson
- Produced by
- Mitchell Brower David Foster
- Starring
- Steve McQueen Ali MacGraw Ben Johnson Al Lettieri Sally Struthers
- Cinematography
- Lucien Ballard
- Edited by
- Robert L. Wolfe
- Music by
- Quincy Jones
- Production companies
- First Artists Solar Productions David Foster Productions Tatiana Films
- Distributed by
- National General Pictures
- Release date
- December 19, 1972 ( 1972-12-19 ) (Los Angeles)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3.3 million
- Box office
- $36.7 million (US)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Screenwriter
- Jim Thompson
- Cast member
- Roy Jenson
- Composer
- Quincy Jones
- Producer
- David Foster
- Cinematographer
- Lucien Ballard
- Narrative location
- Houston
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 448062
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Alimacgraw.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Getaway (1972 film)
- publication date
- 1972-00-00
- title
- The Getaway
- production designer
- Ted Haworth
- after a work by
- Jim Thompson
- different from
- The Getaway
- review score
- 55/100
- capital cost
- 3300000
- box office
- 36734619
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah from a screenplay by Walter Hill, based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. It stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, and Sally Struthers. The plot follows imprisoned mastermind robber Carter "Doc" McCoy (McQueen), whose wife Carol (MacGraw) conspires for his release on the condition they rob a bank in Texas. A double-cross follows the crime, and the McCoys are forced to flee to Mexico with the police and criminals in hot pursuit.
Peter Bogdanovich, whose The Last Picture Show impressed McQueen and producer David Foster, was originally hired as the director. Jim Thompson came on board to write the screenplay, but creative differences ensued between him and McQueen, and Thompson was subsequently fired, along with Bogdanovich. Writing and directing duties eventually went to Hill and Peckinpah, respectively. Principal photography commenced February 7, 1972, on location in Texas. The film reunited McQueen and Peckinpah, who had worked together on the relatively unprofitable Junior Bonner, released the same year.
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