This is the definitive account of every film that the iconic actor made. This lavishly illustrated book devotes nearly 500 pages to Steve McQueen's career and tracks his journey from juvenile delinquent, to Marine, to an aspiring actor breaking into Hollywood, until he became a global superstar and the highest-paid actor of his era. Included are numerous behind the scenes tales of events that occurred leading up to and during filming, and fascinating insights into McQueen's acting techniques and motivations.

Each film is allocated one chapter. The chapters begin with a précis of the particular movie. Then events surrounding its making are described, uncovering new facts and insights. This is followed by an analysis of its success, and finally a significant scene is discussed in detail. Steve McQueen: The Actor and his Films is extensively illustrated with over 1000 color and black & white images, including posters from around the world, lobby cards, memorabilia, many never-before seen candid stills and rare vintage advertising materials.

Contents:

• McQueen: the man, the myth and the movies
• Somebody Up There Likes Me
• Never Love a Stranger
• The Blob
• The Great St. Louis Robbery
• Wanted: Dead or Alive
• Never So Few
• The Magnificent Seven
• The Honeymoon Machine
• Hell is for Heroes
• The War Lover
• The Great Escape
• Love with the Proper Stranger
• Soldier in the Rain
• Baby the Rain Must Fall
• The Cincinnati Kid
• Nevada Smith
• The Sand Pebbles
• The Thomas Crown Affair
• Bullitt
• The Reivers
• On Any Sunday
• Le Mans
• Junior Bonner
• The Getaway
• Papillon
• The Towering Inferno
• An Enemy of the People
• Tom Horn
• The Hunter
• Legacy
• Television

Hardcover, 23,5 x 30,5 cm, 492 Seiten, 1.020 überwiegend farbige Abbildungen, englischer Text