Steve McQueen defined cool on the silver screen like no actor has before or since. McQueen in many ways personified the great American myth; strong, self-reliant and adventuresome; yet at the same time he had a cynical and brooding edge that set him apart.
While his persona is what made him a legend, his body of work has remarkable depth and quality. The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Getaway are unquestionable classics, and films like The Sand Pebbles, The Reivers, Junior Bonner and Papillon gave McQueen an opportunity to tackle more character-driven fare with great success.
With a powerful screen presence and unforgettable charm, McQueen stands with Brando, Bogart and Heston as one of the legendary leading men in film history.
First came Turner prize-winner Steve McQueen 's gritty film Hunger , about the IRA prisoner Bobby Sands. Full of soul-searching and menace, it was the toast of the Cannes film festival last year.
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Publ.Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:49:20 GMT[People magazine may claim that Johnny Depp is the Sexiest Man Alive , but Steve McQueen is one of the sexiest man to ever live and he was the definition of cool. Sorry, Johnny. You're not there yet. Image via Life.com . ]
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In 1976, McQueen proposed the idea for a film The Bodyguard, but this was forgotten for 16 long years, until 1992 when Kevin Costner revived it.
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