---
title: 'The Getaway (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Peckinpah'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-getaway-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068638/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Getaway (1972)

1972 · PG · 118 min · Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah from a screenplay by Walter Hill, based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. It stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, and Sally Struthers. The plot follows imprisoned mastermind robber Carter "Doc" McCoy (McQueen), whose wife Carol (MacGraw) conspires for his release on the condition they rob a bank in Texas. A double-cross follows the crime, and the McCoys are forced to flee to Mexico with the police and criminals in hot pursuit.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Peckinpah](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-peckinpah)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Quincy Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/quincy-jones)
- **Producer:** [David Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-foster)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)
- **Editor:** [Robert L. Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-wolfe)

## Cast

- [Sally Struthers](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-struthers)
- [Hal Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-smith)
- [Ali MacGraw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-macgraw)
- [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens)
- [Bo Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-hopkins)
- [Dub Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dub-taylor)
- [Roy Jenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-jenson)
- [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen)
- [Al Lettieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-lettieri)
- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson)
- [Richard Bright](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bright)
- [Dick Crockett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-crockett)
- [John Bryson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bryson)

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