Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After Carter "Doc" McCoy (Steve McQueen) is denied parole, his wife Carol (Ali MacGraw) makes a deal for his release with a corrupt parole board member who makes McCoy take part in a bank robbery.
About The Getaway (1972):
Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) and Ali MacGraw (Love Story) are at their finest as husband-and-wife thieves on the run in this classic Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs) action-thriller.
The sizzling screenplay by Walter Hill is based on a novel by pulp legend Jim Thompson (The Grifters, After Dark, My Sweet).
McQueen stars as "Doc" McCoy—a convict who makes a deal to split his hidden loot with a corrupt politician in exchange for early release from prison—in this fast-paced tale of greed and betrayal. Once free, McCoy tries to uphold his part of the agreement, but he quickly learns there is no one he can trust as he tries to get to the Mexican border alive.
The Getaway was a box-office hit at the time of its release in 1972, hitting #5 for the year!
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After Carter "Doc" McCoy (Steve McQueen) is denied parole, his wife Carol (Ali MacGraw) makes a deal for his release with a corrupt parole board member who makes McCoy take part in a bank robbery.
About The Getaway (1972):
Steve McQueen (The Great Escape) and Ali MacGraw (Love Story) are at their finest as husband-and-wife thieves on the run in this classic Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs) action-thriller.
The sizzling screenplay by Walter Hill is based on a novel by pulp legend Jim Thompson (The Grifters, After Dark, My Sweet).
McQueen stars as "Doc" McCoy—a convict who makes a deal to split his hidden loot with a corrupt politician in exchange for early release from prison—in this fast-paced tale of greed and betrayal. Once free, McCoy tries to uphold his part of the agreement, but he quickly learns there is no one he can trust as he tries to get to the Mexican border alive.
The Getaway was a box-office hit at the time of its release in 1972, hitting #5 for the year!
Own The Getaway Now:
warnerbros.com/movies/getaway
Subscribe to Warner Classics: youtube.com/channel/UCU0rIMU3k_AsVA8d6N1B03w?sub_confirmation=1
#thegetaway #stevemcqueen #sampeckinpah
