The Getaway (1972)
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Master thief Doc McCoy knows his wife has been in bed with the local political boss in order to spring him from jail. What he can’t know in the sinister succession of double-crosses that will sour the deal once he’s on the outside—and executing the ultimate robbery.
Fasten your seat belts and join Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw in a supreme action thriller based on Jim Thompson’s novel. Director Sam Peckinpah filmed on location across across Texas and in sequence—from opening inside Huntsville State Prison to the explosive El Paso border climax. Once The Getaway starts, there’s no escaping its breathless intensity.
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