

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool(2005)
"Rebel. Heartthrob. Icon."
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Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.
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Steve McQueen
Self (archive footage)

Chad McQueen
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Neile Adams
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Barbara Minty McQueen
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Robert Culp
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Suzanne Pleshette
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Martin Landau
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Hillard Elkins
Self

Don Gordon
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David Foster
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Robert E. Relyea
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Lawrence Kasdan
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Walter Mirisch
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Robert Vaughn
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Eli Wallach
Self

Richard Attenborough
Self

Bud Ekins
Self
Charles Champlin
Self

Pat E. Johnson
Self

Loren Janes
Self
William Claxton
Self

Norman Jewison
Self

Haskell Wexler
Self

Peter Yates
Self

Bill Hickman
Self (archive footage)
Mario Iscovich
Self

Alec Baldwin
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Katherine Haber
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LeVar Burton
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