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.
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| The Getaway (1972 film) | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
El Paso, Texas
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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
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Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Carol McCoy
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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
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Mitchell Brower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
First Artists
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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 ⓘ |
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