The Getaway (1972 movie)

The Getaway is a 1972 crime movie, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jim Thompson. The screenplay was written by Walter Hill, and the film was directed by Sam Peckinpah.

Plot synopsis

"Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich 'business'-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison."

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A 1994 remake, under the same title, featured Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, and James Woods

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1994 - Same title - Alec Baldwin - Kim Basinger - Michael Madsen - James Woods

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