FromThe Great EscapetoThe Getawayand everything in-between,Steve McQueenearned his reputation as the King of Cool.
Planted within this 1965 poker drama are the seeds that would blossom into McQueen’s star persona.
Steve McQueen, cowpokes and gunsmoke.
Image by Nimesh Niyomal
If you think the plot ofThe Cincinnati Kidsounds a lot likeThe Hustler, you’re not wrong.
By 1974, he was receiving equal billing to Newman inThe Towering Inferno.
So it makes sense that in-between, he should have his own version ofThe Hustler.
He succeeded, and just two years later, he was directing the Oscar-winningIn the Heat of the Night.
As such, you might feel McQueen taking the opportunityThe Cincinnati Kidpresented him and running with it.
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