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The getaway Cover Image DVD DVD

The getaway [DVD video] / a Sam Peckinpah film ; screenplay by Walter Hill ; produced by David Foster and Mitchell Brower ; directed by Sam Peckinpah.

Summary:

A convict leaves jail on parole and promptly joins his wife in a bank robbery.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790733501
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Producer: [Los Angeles, California?] : First Artists, 1972.
  • Distributor: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, 1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Closed-captioned.
Title from disc surface.
Double-sided DVD.
Standard and widescreen versions.
"Based on the novel by Jim Thompson."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Special features: production notes; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Quincy Jones ; director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; editing, Robert Wolfe.
Participant or Performer Note:
Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri, Slim Pickens, Richard Bright, Jack Dodson, Dub Taylor, Bo Hopkins, Roy Jenson, John Bryson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
Language Note:
English or French language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Subject: Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977 > Film and video adaptations.
Feature films > United States.
Genre: Caper films
Thrillers (Motion pictures).

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library DVD Geta 6339 (Text) 33294002018497 DVDs Volume hold Available -

Summary: A convict leaves jail on parole and promptly joins his wife in a bank robbery.

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