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20th Century Flicks Presents 'the Getaway'

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Thu 13 February 2014 // 20:00

Thu 13th Feb, 8pm, £5/£4
Dir: Sam Peckinpah, 1972, USA, 122 mins, Cert: 18

When jailbird Doc McCoy is sprung from prison on condition that he leads a bank heist, things inevitably turn awry in Sam Peckinpah's muscular, violent riff on Bonnie and Clyde. Adapted from Jim Thompson's novel by Walter Hill and starring Steve McQueen, this is one of 1970s Hollywood's most stylish thrillers, and a perfect entry point into Peckinpah's nihilistic cinematic world.