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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instanceOf action thriller film
film
basedOn The Getaway (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Jim Thompson NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Lucien Ballard NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation influential crime film of the 1970s
director Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED
distributedBy National General Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy Robert L. Wolfe NERFINISHED
Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED
era New Hollywood NERFINISHED
filmingLocation El Paso, Texas NERFINISHED
San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED
genre action
neo-noir
thriller
hasRemake The Getaway (1994 film) NERFINISHED
leadActorForCharacter Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy NERFINISHED
Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy NERFINISHED
leadCharacter Carol McCoy NERFINISHED
Doc McCoy NERFINISHED
mpaaRating R
musicBy Quincy Jones NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus bank heist
escape across Texas
notableFor depiction of criminal antiheroes
gritty style
heist-and-escape plot
originalLanguage English
partOf American neo-noir cinema NERFINISHED
producer David Foster NERFINISHED
Mitchell Brower NERFINISHED
productionCompany First Artists NERFINISHED
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
Ali MacGraw NERFINISHED
Ben Johnson NERFINISHED
Sally Struthers NERFINISHED
Slim Pickens NERFINISHED
Steve McQueen NERFINISHED

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Sam Peckinpah directed The Getaway
Roger Spottiswoode edited The Getaway
Sally Struthers film The Getaway
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Sally Struthers notableWork The Getaway
Slim Pickens notableWork The Getaway
Solar Productions notableWork The Getaway
Steve McQueen notableWork The Getaway
Walter Hill screenwrote The Getaway
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Lucien Ballard workedOn The Getaway
Tim Zinnemann workedOn The Getaway