The Getaway: The Original

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Getaway:_The_Black_Monday
gptkbp:awards Academy Award nominations
gptkbp:based_on novel by Jim Thompson
gptkbp:box_office $5.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Carol_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Doc_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Jack_Benyon
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Lucien_Ballard
gptkbp:color gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact cult classic status
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sam_Peckinpah
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Robert_L._Dawson
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:El_Paso,_Texas
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Robert_L._Dawson
stylized violence
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Getaway_(1994)
gptkbp:genre crime film
gptkbp:home_media_release DVD and Blu-ray
gptkbp:influenced action films
gptkbp:influenced_by film noir
American crime fiction
gptkbp:inspiration real-life bank robberies
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_appearance visual storytelling
final confrontation
character arc
twist ending
dramatic tension
bank heist
escape sequence
car chase
emotional climax
character reveal
dialogue exchange
gptkbp:notable_quote " You can’t trust anybody."
gptkbp:plot A bank robber and his wife go on the run after a heist.
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Solar_Productions
gptkbp:release_date December 1972
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1972
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Getaway_(1994)
gptkbp:runtime 122 minutes
gptkbp:screenings gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Walter_Hill
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Steve_Mc_Queen
gptkb:Ali_Mac_Graw
gptkbp:theme gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:survival
crime and punishment