The severe failure of the Le Mans movie (directed by Lee H.Katzin) made Steve McQueen’s career stalled for a while. During the 1970s, he was the brightest star with the highest remuneration in Hollywood, more than his contemporaries like Clint Eastwood (same age), Paul Newman and Robert Redfort….
Steve McQueen’s career has many films belonging to classics such as The Great Escape, The Case of Thomas Crown, Papillon (Prisoner of Work), Magnificient Seven (7 mighty gunmen, adapted from the movie. historical 7 samurai samurai by Japanese director Kurosawa)…. before he died suddenly of lung cancer in the late 1980’s.
From a separate story, the new documentary film by two directors John McKenna and Gabriel Clarke partly revealed the secret of Steve McQueen’s style, a man who is always tortured, insecure. It is impossible to fully enjoy happy moments, even if they are short, fragile moments.
According to author Michael Munn, who wrote biographies of screen stars Ava Gardner and Richard Burton, when he met Steve McQueen in private life, it was hard to imagine him as one of the few. Hollywood’s brightest star. Dressed in mess, messy hair, long beard, Steve McQueen’s image in real life is very different from his polished, leisurely but dashing appearance in front of the camera or on the newspaper. But Steve McQueen still becomes a ‘cold killer’ when talking about contracts, contracts or remuneration….
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