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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Jun 1, 2005
1h 27m
★ 5.5

Rebel. Heartthrob. Icon.

Overview

Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.

Genres

Documentary
TV Movie

Production Companies

The Greif Company
Thinkfactory Media

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Cast

Steve McQueen

Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen

Chad McQueen

Self

Chad McQueen

Neile Adams

Self

Neile Adams

Barbara Minty McQueen

Self

Barbara Minty McQueen

Robert Culp

Self

Robert Culp

Suzanne Pleshette

Self

Suzanne Pleshette

Martin Landau

Self

Martin Landau

Hillard Elkins

Self

Hillard Elkins

Don Gordon

Self

Don Gordon

David Foster

Self

David Foster

Robert E. Relyea

Self

Robert E. Relyea

Lawrence Kasdan

Self

Lawrence Kasdan