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The Getaway

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Last broadcast on Fri, 17 Jul 2009, 23:40 on BBC One (except Northern Ireland) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Doc McCoy
Steve McQueen
Carol McCoy
Ali McGraw
Jack Benyon
Ben Johnson
Cowboy
Slim Pickens
Fran Clinton
Sally Struthers
Rudy Butler
Al Lettieri
The Thief
Richard Bright
Harold Clinton
Jack Dodson
Laughlin
Dub Taylor
Frank Jackson
Bo Hopkins
Cully
Roy Jenson
The Accountant
John Bryson
Director
Sam Peckinpah
Producer
David Foster

Broadcasts

  1. Sun 28 Dec 2008
    23:15
  2. Fri 17 Jul 2009
    23:40

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Duration

122 minutes

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