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The Getaway   1972         PG, 122 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller Director: Sam Peckinpah   Cast: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri, Slim Pickens, Richard Bright, Roy Jenson, Dub Taylor, Bo Hopkins, Jack Dodson, John Bryson, Bill Hart, Whitney Jones, Tom Runyon   Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) has been in prison for four years when his wife Carol (Ali McGraw) gets him a parole from dirty politician Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson). The parole comes with the stipulation that Doc does one more robbery for Benyon. Doc joins up with Rudy (Al Lettieri) and Jackson (Bo Hopkins), and they perform the heist, but problems ensue when Rudy plots to keep all of the money. Now, Doc and Carol rush for the Mexican border with the money while Rudy follows closely behind. They encounter each other in El Paso where a shootout is a certainty. Cast Steve McQueen Doc McCoy Ali MacGraw Carol McCoy Ben Johnson Jack Beynon Sally Struthers Fran Clinton Al Lettieri Rudy Butler Slim Pickens Cowboy Richard Bright The Thief Roy Jenson Cully Dub Taylor Laughlin Bo Hopkins Frank Jackson Jack Dodson Harold Clinton John Bryson The Accountant Bill Hart Swain Whitney Jones The Soldier Tom Runyon Hayhoe