The Getaway (1972 film) The Getaway (1972 film) The Getaway is a 1972 American neo-noir crime film directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Walter Hill, based on Jim Thompson's 1958 novel. It stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, and Sally Struthers. The plot follows imprisoned mastermind robber Carter "Doc" McCoy (McQueen), whose wife Carol (MacGraw) conspires for his release on the condition they rob a bank in Texas. A double-cross follows the crime and the McCoys are forced to flee for Mexico with the police and criminals in hot pursuit. Peter Bogdanovich, whose "The Last Picture Show" impressed McQueen and
Charles McGraw by killing Barrows's wife. McGraw also appeared in an episode of "The Untouchables" titled "The Jake Lingle Killing." This was notable as a pre-"Hawaii Five-O" Jack Lord was the lead hero in the show instead of Ness. He also portrayed an trigger-happy rear admiral in an episode of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" titled "The Sky is Falling." McGraw married Freda Choy Kitt in 1938. They had a daughter. Charles McGraw died after slipping and falling through a glass shower door in his Studio City, California, home on July 30, 1980, severing an artery in his arm. (A