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29/08/2001

BBC Two - The Getaway

Tense thriller about a bank robber's frantic chase to the Mexican border.

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.

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