The life and times of actor Steve McQueen, on the 75th anniversary of his birthThe life and times of actor Steve McQueen, on the 75th anniversary of his birthThe life and times of actor Steve McQueen, on the 75th anniversary of his birth
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Steve McQueen
- Self - Interviewee
- (archive footage)
Hillard Elkins
- Self
- (as Hilly Elkins)
Robert E. Relyea
- Self - Interviewee
- (as Robert Relyea)
Richard Attenborough
- Self - Interviewee
- (as Lord Richard Attenborough)
Pat E. Johnson
- Self - Interviewee
- (as Pat Johnson)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThis documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Bullitt (1968), released in 2005.
- Crazy creditsAll interviewees are identified by on-screen graphics. Steve McQueen is identified by interviewees. Stunt driver Bill Hickman is identified by director Peter Yates.
- ConnectionsFeatures Studio One (1948)
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His legend lives on
With a running time of 83 minutes, this is the shorter of the two feature-length documentaries on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of Bullitt. It consists of interviews(I liked the sort of "progression" in the on-screen graphic boxes that identify them) with those that worked with him, his friends and the like(not Ali McGraw, for some reason... and unsurprisingly, no one mentions why that is; maybe it had to do with something they experienced) and clips from his films(and yes, it spoils parts of several of them, obviously), a couple of times used to mirror the story being told, and done so really well. It's quite well-edited. This goes over his entire career and his personal life as well, from early on and throughout it. I have to admit, I barely knew anything about him before watching this, and now I might feel confident enough to describe him to someone else who is unaware of his personality. This keeps to a nice pace, if it doesn't seem to make efforts to mimic the energy of the man(honestly, that might have gotten straining to the viewer, what with this being an hour and a half). He is treated with respect, though the negatives of his behaviour are not ignored. The whole thing is interesting and the anecdotes are fun to hear. There is a little swearing, disturbing content and mention of drugs in this. I recommend it to any current or potential fan of McQueen, and anyone else who want to find out more about him. 7/10
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- Steve McQueen: La esencia del estilo
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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By what name was Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) officially released in Canada in English?
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