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The Getaway (1972)
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The Getaway is a 1972 crime thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and stars Steve McQueen as a recently released convict who is forced to participate in a robbery as a part of a deal his wife (Ali MacGraw) made with a corrupt businessman in order to secure the parole. After a double-cross, the couple find themselves racing towards the border before they are caught by law enforcement or the businessman's henchmen. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah and was adapted by Walter Hill from the Jim Thompson novel of the same name. A remake starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger was released in 1994.
The following weapons were used in the film The Getaway:
Handguns
Colt Government Model
The main sidearm of bank robber Carter 'Doc' McCoy (Steve McQueen) is a M1911.
Star Model B
When McCoy (Steve McQueen) fires his 1911, a Star Model B is substituted, as the Colt was not reliable with blanks.
Colt Python
Rudy Butler (Al Lettieri) carries a Colt Python revolver during the bank robbery, his kidnapping of Harold Clinton (Jack Dodson) and Fran Clinton (Sally Struthers), and the final hotel shootout.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Frank Jackson (Bo Hopkins) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 during the bank robbery, which he uses to shoot the bank guard. Some of the Texas policemen also have Model 10s in their holsters. Several of the cowboys at the end that shoot it out with Doc and Carol in the hotel have Model 10s.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel
The bank guard carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel revolver, as McCoy tells his bank robbery team.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson) has a Smith & Wesson Model 36 out on his table when Doc brings him the bank robbery money to count. He grabs it just before he is shot by Carol.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Carol McCoy (Ali MacGraw) uses a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless to shoot Benyon and during the hotel shootout.
Single Action Army
Several Single Action Armys are seen hanging on the wall on the right of the salesman in the gun store, including a model with a white grip.
Smith & Wesson Schofield
A Smith & Wesson Schofield is seen hanging on the wall with the Single Action Armys.
Colt Woodsman
A Colt Woodsman is visible hanging on the wall on the left of the salesman, next to a Ruger Standard.
Ruger Mk I Standard
A Ruger Mk I / Mk II / Mk III Pistol is also visible on the wall in the gunshop, next to the Colt Woodsman.
Colt Official Police
A Sierra Blanca policeman fires a Colt Official Police at Doc and Carol.
Colt Trooper Mk III
In a continuity error, we see that Rudy's Colt Python is replaced by a Colt Trooper Mk III in a few scenes at Laughlin's (Dub Taylor) hotel. Cully (Roy Jenson) also has a Trooper during these scenes.
Browning Hi-Power
The cowboys' helper (Tom Bush) during the final shootout, carries a Browning Hi-Power.
Smith & Wesson Model 20
Two of Benyon's cowboys, including his brother "the Accountant" (John Bryson), carry Smith & Wesson Model 20 revolvers.
Colt Detective Special
One of the cowboys assisting Cully and his men is armed with a first generation Colt Detective Special.
Submachine Guns
Smith & Wesson M76
Cannon (Jim Kannon), one of the cowboys during the hotel shootout uses a Smith & Wesson M76.
Shotguns
High Standard K-1200 Riot Standard Shotgun
Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) goes into a gun shop to buy a 12 gauge pump shotgun and is given a High Standard K-1200 Riot Standard Shotgun by the shopkeeper (Bruce Bissonette).
Double-Barreled Shotgun
One of the Texas policemen at a road block carries a hammerless double-barreled shotgun.
Rifles
Winchester Model 1892
The Texas prison guards during the opening sequences carry Winchester Model 1892 rifles when on horseback. A Texas policeman is also seen holding one.
Miscellaneous
Water Gun
A child on the train, Raymond (Raymond King), squirts a water gun resembling a 1911 into Doc's face.
