Steve McQueen was One of the Biggest Pricks in Hollywood, but He Made Some Good Pictures; Tuesday, March 24, Would Have been the King of Cruel’s 90th Birthday; in Recognition, TCM is Showing a Series of his Films, Starting at 7:45 a.m. ET with Soldier in the Rain (1963)

By David in TN
Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 11:58:00 P.M. EDT

[See also: “Documentary on the Making of the Movie Masterpiece, The Sand Pebbles”.]

Tuesday, March 24, would have been Steve McQueen’s 90th birthday. In recognition, TCM is showing a series of his films, starting at 7:45 a.m. ET with Soldier in the Rain (1963). Following in succession are The Great Escape (1963), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Sand Pebbles (1966), An Enemy of the People (1978).

The Sand Pebbles shows at 2:45 P.M. ET. An Enemy of the People was McQueen attempting to “stretch” his acting range as a 19th Century Danish teacher.

Steve McQueen died of cancer in 1980, age 50.


Anonymous said...

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Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 11:37:00 P.M. EDT