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The Getaway

Violent thriller about a bank robber's frantic chase to the Mexican border after he and his wife are double-crossed by a powerful crime lord. With Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw.

Tense thriller about a bank robber's frantic chase to the Mexican border after he and his wife are double-crossed by a powerful crime lord. The robber is paroled by a crooked politician who wants him to lead a heist but, after carrying out the job, he begins to smell a rat. His suspicions prove correct and a terrifying car chase towards the border begins, with the thief and his wife fending off villains at every turn.

2 hours, 2 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Oct 201000:30
BBC Two Scotland

Credits

Doc McCoySteve McQueen
Jack BenyonBen Johnson
CowboySlim Pickens
Rudy ButlerAl Lettieri
The ThiefRichard Bright
LaughlinDub Taylor
Frank JacksonBo Hopkins
CullyRoy Jenson
The AccountantJohn Bryson
DirectorSam Peckinpah
ProducerDavid Foster
WriterWalter Hill
WriterJim Thompson

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Dec 200823:15
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Fri 17 Jul 200923:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Sat 9 Oct 201023:50
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Sun 10 Oct 201000:30
    BBC Two Scotland