The Getaway
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The Getaway is a 1972 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, noted for its gritty style, tense heist-and-escape plot, and influential depiction of criminal antiheroes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Getaway canonical | 10 |
| The Getaway (1972 film) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5199355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Getaway Context triple: [Sam Peckinpah, directed, The Getaway]
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The Getaway
The Getaway is a 2016 studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers that marked a stylistic shift with producer Danger Mouse and features a more melodic, atmospheric sound.
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B.
The Getaway (1994 film)
The Getaway (1994 film) is a crime thriller remake of the 1972 film, featuring James Woods in a prominent supporting role alongside Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
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Con Air
Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film about a group of dangerous convicts hijacking a prison transport plane, starring Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, and John Cusack.
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Stakeout
"Stakeout" is a 1987 American buddy-cop comedy thriller film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as detectives assigned to surveil an escaped convict’s ex-girlfriend.
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E.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a mid-distance sled dog race event held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, often serving as a companion race to the longer UP 200.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Getaway Target entity description: The Getaway is a 1972 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, noted for its gritty style, tense heist-and-escape plot, and influential depiction of criminal antiheroes.
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A.
The Getaway
The Getaway is a 2016 studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers that marked a stylistic shift with producer Danger Mouse and features a more melodic, atmospheric sound.
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B.
The Getaway (1994 film)
The Getaway (1994 film) is a crime thriller remake of the 1972 film, featuring James Woods in a prominent supporting role alongside Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
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C.
Con Air
Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film about a group of dangerous convicts hijacking a prison transport plane, starring Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, and John Cusack.
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D.
Stakeout
"Stakeout" is a 1987 American buddy-cop comedy thriller film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as detectives assigned to surveil an escaped convict’s ex-girlfriend.
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E.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a 1988 action-comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter transporting an accountant across the country while being pursued by the FBI and the mob.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Getaway (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Jim Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lucien Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | influential crime film of the 1970s ⓘ |
| director | Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | National General Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Robert L. Wolfe
NERFINISHED
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Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
El Paso, Texas
NERFINISHED
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San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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neo-noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Getaway (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter |
Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy
NERFINISHED
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Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Carol McCoy
NERFINISHED
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Doc McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
bank heist
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escape across Texas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of criminal antiheroes
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gritty style ⓘ heist-and-escape plot ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American neo-noir cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Foster
NERFINISHED
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Mitchell Brower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
First Artists
NERFINISHED
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Solar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-12-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starPower | Steve McQueen as major box-office draw ⓘ |
| starring |
Al Lettieri
NERFINISHED
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Ali MacGraw NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Struthers NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim Pickens NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Getaway Description of subject: The Getaway is a 1972 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, noted for its gritty style, tense heist-and-escape plot, and influential depiction of criminal antiheroes.
Referenced by (13)
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The Getaway (1972 film)
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The Getaway (1972 film)
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The Getaway (1972 film)