The Getaway (1958)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Getaway_(1994)
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Getaway_(1972_film)
gptkb:1972
gptkbp:antagonist gptkb:Jack_Benyon
gptkbp:aspect_ratio 2.35:1
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jim_Thompson
gptkbp:awards Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Getaway_(novel)
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:$5_million
5 million USD
3 million USD
gptkbp:budget $3 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Alfonso
gptkb:Carol_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Doc_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Jack_Benyon
gptkbp:character_arc gptkb:downfall
redemption
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:character_relationships internal conflict
external conflict
marriage of convenience
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Lucien_Ballard
gptkbp:color gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:conflict heist gone wrong
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reviews
positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact Cult Classic
influenced film adaptations
influenced later crime fiction
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sam_Peckinpah
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Robert_L._Simpson
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:The_Getaway_(franchise)
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:legislation
gptkb:California
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Robert_L._Simpson
gptkb:Steve_Mc_Queen
gptkb:Ali_Mac_Graw
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Getaway_(1994)
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkb:Jerry_Fielding
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Thriller
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Getaway (1958)
gptkbp:influenced film noir
crime novels
Modern Heist Films
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:film
American culture
hardboiled fiction
gptkbp:inspiration Real-life bank robberies
gptkbp:is_critical_for examines human nature
explores morality
gptkbp:is_motivated_by gptkb:greed
gptkb:survival
love
gptkbp:isbn 978-0451201234
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Carol_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Doc_Mc_Coy
gptkbp:motif escape
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
omniscient narrator
gptkbp:notable_quote " You can't trust anyone."
" I want to be with you, Doc."
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected betrayals
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1958
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1958
gptkbp:release_format Theatrical
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Getaway_(1994)
gptkbp:runtime 122 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Gordon_T._Dawson
gptkb:Sam_Peckinpah
gptkb:Gina_Kaus
gptkbp:setting gptkb:United_States
mid-20th century
gptkbp:significance classic of the genre
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Steve_Mc_Queen
gptkb:Ali_Mac_Graw
gptkbp:style noir
gptkbp:symbolism the American Dream
gptkbp:theme crime and betrayal