Sunday 22 December 2019

1972, Film: "The Getaway"

The American crime film "The Getaway" premiered on 13 December 1962. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah with a screenplay by Walter Hill based on the novel with the same title by Jim Thompson. Main stars are Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri and Sally Struthers. The music was composed by Quincy Jones with harmonica solos by Toots Thielemans and vocals by Don Elliott.

Synopsis
Carol McCoy (Ali MacGraw) conspires a deal to get her imprisoned husband Carter "Doc" McCoy (Steve McQueen) out of jail, the only condition is that they have to rob a bank in Texas. The McCoy’s are double-crossed after the robbery and they are forced to flee for Mexico with the police and criminals in hot pursuit...
Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy
Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy
Sally Struthers as Fran Clinton
Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy and Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy
Main Cast
  • Steve McQueen as 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
  • Richard Bright as The Thief
  • Jack Dodson as Harold Clinton
  • Dub Taylor as Laughlin
  • Bo Hopkins as Frank Jackson
  • Roy Jenson as Cully
  • John Bryson as The Accountant
  • Bill Hart as Swain
  • Tom Runyon as Hayhoe
  • Whitney Jones as The Soldier
Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy and Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy
Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy
Sally Struthers as Fran Clinton and Al Lettieri as Rudy Butler
Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy
Awards
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Feature Film (Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 1973)


The Getaway 1972 Trailer

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