Read More: FilmRise Acquires Cannes Classic Doc 'Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans' In this exclusive clip from "Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," the iconic actor would rather have natural sweat with a throbbing vein than water splashed on him from the makeup guy, proving his commitment to never faking it in front of the camera. For the documentary, directors Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna bring to the screen rare and exclusive interviews with Steve McQueen, Chad McQueen, John Sturges, Neile Adams and racing drivers Jonathan Williams, Derek Bell and David Piper. The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and screened at the San Sebastian and Deauville American film festivals. The official synopsis reads: "By 1970, Steve McQueen ruled Hollywood. He was the King of Cool and the world’s most notorious ladies’ man. Hot off the back of classics like 'The Thomas Crown Affair' and 'Bullitt,...
- 11/5/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
Key European territories among those to pick up rights to the documentary about the late actor’s struggle to make a film about Le Mans.
Content Film has secured a raft of pre-sales for McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, a film about the struggle that late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen endured while making a feature about the famous 24-hour race.
Content has sold the film to the UK (The Works), France (Marco Polo), Italy (Iwonder), Germany, Scandinavia & Australia/Nz (Entertainment One (eOne)), Portugal (Lusomundo), Middle East (Salim Ramea Co.) and Yugoslavia (VIP).
Filming began on the documentary this spring, continues in France and will conclude in the Us at the end of the summer. The screen icon’s son, Chad McQueen, will attend Le Mans Classic – returning to the circuit for the first time since he was on the original movie set as a boy. He will retrace his father’s footsteps at the track - integral...
Content Film has secured a raft of pre-sales for McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, a film about the struggle that late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen endured while making a feature about the famous 24-hour race.
Content has sold the film to the UK (The Works), France (Marco Polo), Italy (Iwonder), Germany, Scandinavia & Australia/Nz (Entertainment One (eOne)), Portugal (Lusomundo), Middle East (Salim Ramea Co.) and Yugoslavia (VIP).
Filming began on the documentary this spring, continues in France and will conclude in the Us at the end of the summer. The screen icon’s son, Chad McQueen, will attend Le Mans Classic – returning to the circuit for the first time since he was on the original movie set as a boy. He will retrace his father’s footsteps at the track - integral...
- 7/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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