Jun 21, 2017 following testing and development sessions at le mans, nurburgring and ehra lessien, 917024 was sold to porsche factory driver jo siffert, who subsequently leased the car to steve mcqueens. Le mans 24 hours for steve mcqueen, and many others, a. Steve mcqueens le mans is the movie ive watched the most in my lifetime. Steve mcqueens son chad sheds more light on his fathers le mans. The movie starred steve mcqueen as high octane driver michael delaney, and naturally featured a bounty of droolinducing race cars. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. In some vintage motor racing circles, namely porsche, actor steve mcqueen is regarded as a god for making the movie le mans it was a real labour of love for him, but shooting a multi million dollar film on location in france, without a script, sure was a recipe for. Le mans live and real time racing updates and information. Steve mcqueen, the king of cool, was the ultimate man s man. Today steve queens le mans is regarded as one of the greatest car movies of all time but upon its release the film was considered a complete disaster. This documentary, about the making of that movie, tries hard to paint mcqueen.
He shares some behind the scenes stories, discusses his other great film work and talks about the new book. When the actors arent driving, they turn in some good performances as men and women committed to winning the race. A gripping documentary on one of the greatest movie stars of all time. This cannesselected documentary reveals the true story behind the infamously troubled film shoot that nearly destroyed the career of hollywood icon steve. For steve mcqueen, filming his race car movie le mans was the culmination of a dream and yet it wrecked his life. Le mans 24 hours for steve mcqueen, and many others, a race like no other. Apr 08, 2017 three austrian brothers have reworked a limitededition porsche race car model in steve mcqueens 1971 film le mans to run on electricity. The film focuses on film star steve mcqueens efforts to take control of his career. Steve mcqueen driving porsche 911s le mans intro youtube. It premiered at the 68th cannes film festival and was one of two british films to be an official selection for the cannes film festival in 2015. Every year during the month of august, monterey car week in california attracts thousands of vintage car enthusiasts.
Steve mcqueen in le mans graphic novel at steve mcqueen in le. From humble beginnings and a troubled childhood, mcqueen rose to heights of fame that few others have achieved. Today steve queens le mans is regarded as one of the greatest car movies of all time but upon its release the film was considered a complete disasterand don nunley was there to experience it all. A porsche 917k involved in the filming of steve mcqueens. Steve mcqueen in le mans graphic novel at steve mcqueen in. All those affluent fans of steve mcqueen have started checking their swiss bank accounts. A visit to porsches secret storage facility in germany, stocked with iconic race cars, serves as a reminder of porsches lauded past at le mans and the weight riding on webbers shoulders. Also included is the score for the 1971 film le mans composed by. He aimed to bring his career and hobby together when he made the film le mans. It is ripe with anecdotes and neverbeforeseen footage collected over the course of filming the movie le mans, a very unique time in the actors life. Jun 17, 2017 maurice hamilton looks at the remarkable tale behind steve mcqueens le mans film, as revealed in a recentlyreleased documentary. It was released in the united states under the title two wheels good because of a legal conflict with mcqueen s estate. Le mansa movie masterfully crafted by sandro garbo and the team.
December 15, 2017 its been called the ultimate motorsport documentary, a must for fans of racing and mcqueen, stunning, thrilling and astonishing. His hollywood career began with bit parts in westerns and eventually led to his being. Hinchman race suit and bell helmet worn by steve mcqueen in. A box office flop on its release in america it has since become a cult hit amongst. Thank you to lmff and all our lovely fans, a great night was had. Photo by garbo studio on february 02nd, 2017 at steve mcqueen in le mans graphic novel presentation. See more ideas about le mans, racing and race cars. Steve mcqueen, siegfried rauch, elga andersen, louise edlind credits. Making le mans nearly destroyed mcqueen, new documentary reveals. Gabriel clarke, john mckenna, steve mcqueen, chad mcqueen, john sturges, gabriel clarke. It is the true story of how a cinema legend would risk almost everything in pursuit of his dream.
The 1970 porsche 917 from le mans is up for auction. Nov 19, 2015 making le mans nearly destroyed mcqueen, new documentary reveals. He shares some behind the scenes stories, discusses his other great film work and talks about the new book hes cowritten titled steve mcqueen. Steve mcqueen was a movie star with a serious interest in motor racing. One of the focal points of the mustsee documentary steve mcqueen. Nov 24, 2017 in 1971, steve mcqueen starred in a movie called le mans. In 1970 mcqueen set out to make the ultimate racing movie. King of coola returns after 45 years, in stunning graphic novel based on epic a. Making le mans nearly destroyed mcqueen, new documentary. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. Historic le mans royalty, porsche, hang their hopes on f1 veteran, mark webber, whos nearly died on the course twice. Varese sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the documentary steve mcqueen. It features actual footage captured during the 1970 race held the previous june. Another uk band, the automatic, released a single called steve mcqueen as the lead single to their 2008 album this is a fix.
That icon was to become legend in 1970 when steve mcqueen chose a gulf porsche 917 as his ride in the movie le. Only steve mcqueen could have pulled off such a masterpiece. Steve mcqueen, the king of cool, weaves his skyblue gulf porsche 917 with start number 20 through the accidentstrewn landscape of the twentyfourhour race. The description doesnt make it very clear, but this is actually the first volume. Interspersing real footage within a fictional framework, 1971 film le mans delivered a stunning inside look at the famous 24 hour race. You must carry your film all the way through to the end. The actor, amateur racecar driver, and motorcycle junkie is the leading man in the silverscreen drama le mans, but hes not the only mcqueen on the set.
Several years ago, sandro garbo claims, steve mcqueen visited him in a dream and urged him to create a graphic novel adaptation of mcqueen s movie le mans the result is steve mcqueen in le mans, an ambitious retelling of the film in comics form. The album features the films original music composed by jim copperthwaite. The production was plagued by delays and cost overruns. Three austrian brothers have reworked a limitededition porsche race car model in steve mcqueens 1971 film le mans to run on electricity. Porsche 2017 fia world endurance championship porsche 919 hybrid 24 hours of le mans car. That icon was to become legend in 1970 when steve mcqueen chose a gulf porsche 917 as his ride in the movie le mans, made during the summer months following. Le mans is a 1971 film depicting a fictional 24 hours of le mans auto race starring steve mcqueen and directed by lee h. Hinchman race suit and bell helmet worn by steve mcqueen. It is the story of how one of the most volatile, charismatic stars of his generation, who seemingly lost so much he held dear in the pursuit of his dream. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video discovery system. The man and le mans is now available on dvd and by digital download. The track announcer updates you on the actual race situations. It was released in the united states under the title two wheels good because of a legal conflict with mcqueens estate.
A featurelength documentary about steve mcqueen and his famous le mans film will be released on dvd and as a digital download next week. Steve mcqueenstarrer le mans porsche 917 heading to auction. It doesnt really succeed in conveying mcqueens great passion for auto racing. One of the drivers lost a leg in an accident on set. His hollywood career began with bit parts in westerns and eventually led to his being the most famous and highest paid actor of his time. The story of an accident, a porsche 917 and steve mcqueen. Predictably, motor sport played a fairly major part in the life of young chad mcqueen. The man and le mans is the story of obsession, betrayal and ultimate vindication. The turbulent production of the steve mcqueen carracing classic le mans serves as the subject of this documentary from filmmakers gabriel clarke and jon mckenna. Le mans in the rearview mirror volume 1 nunley, don, terrill, marshall on. Far more than almost anyone would want to know about a big stars demoralizing dream project is served up by steve mcqueen. It doesnt really succeed in conveying mcqueens great passion for. May 04, 2017 today steve queens le mans is regarded as one of the greatest car movies of all time but upon its release the film was considered a complete disaster. Meanwhile, the suit delaney wore in the film has likewise retained iconic status over the.
The car movie that made steve mcqueen lose his cool for steve mcqueen, filming his race car movie le mans was the culmination of a dream and yet it wrecked his life. Prevented from driving in the 1970 le mans 24 hour race by the films producers, mcqueens own porsche 908 was driven by porsche works driver herbert linge together with british driver jonathan williams. Son of fulltime actor, equaltime racing driver steve mcqueen, a love of speed, porsches and racing was going to be inevitable. Steve mcqueen was the second album by english pop band prefab sprout, which was released in june 1985. So how about you ignore those other wannabes and hop into. How the legendary race film came close to finishing off the king of cool. Secondly, my inspiration was a comment on dabringers 917 from cljohnston108 which said it saddens me that the only good model of this legendary car is unavailable for download. It is the story of how one of the most volatile, charismatic stars of his generation, who seemingly lost so much he held dear in the pursuit of his dream, nevertheless followed it to the end. Le mans has very little plot, of course, and the story such as it is centres around steve mcqueens michael delaney returning to the famous 24hour race a year after being involved in a serious accident which had killed a fellow driver, the widow of whom played by elga andersen has also returned to the circuit for reasons she cryptically. What he and his wife had to go through in its production is heartbreaking, and not far removed from the tragedies that overshadowed auto racing during that era. A porsche 917k involved in the filming of steve mcqueens movie le mans is for sale.
Le mans 24 hours for steve mcqueen, and many others, a race. Steve mcqueen s masterpiece about the famed 24 hours of le mans sports car race. What more do you need to know about steve mcqueens seminal 1971 film. In 1971, steve mcqueen starred in a movie called le mans. Maurice hamilton looks at the remarkable tale behind steve mcqueens le mans film, as revealed in a recentlyreleased documentary.
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