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The Getaway

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

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. Show less

Contributors

Doc McCoy:
Steve McQueen
Jack Benyon:
Ben Johnson
Rudy Butler:
Al Lettieri
The Thief:
Richard Bright
Laughlin:
Dub Taylor
Frank Jackson:
Bo Hopkins
The Accountant:
John Bryson
Director:
Sam Peckinpah
Producer:
David Foster

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