The Getaway (novel)
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| Author | Jim Thompson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Signet |
Publication date | 1958 |
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The Getaway is a 1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson.[1][2]
Plot
Doc McCoy pulls off what he thinks is the perfect a bank robbery, but there are things he has forgotten, a treacherous partner, his amateur criminal wife, and that there is no such thing as a clean getaway.
Film adaptations
The novel has been adapted into films twice. The 1972 film version of The Getaway starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw.[1] The 1994 film version of The Getaway starred Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.[2]
References
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (December 20, 1972). "The Getaway (1972) Thief and Wife in 'Getaway'". The New York Times.
- ^ a b James, Caryn (February 11, 1994). "The Getaway (1994) Reviews/Film; In the Tire Tracks Of Another Sultry Pair".
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