Steve McQueen: American Icon

Steve McQueen: American Icon

2017 · 78 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esquire Magazine-50 years after the zenith of his career. The strangest thing about him, however, is barely known, despite countless biographies and articles. Steve McQueen was a believer in Jesus Christ. On the surface McQueen had everything he could want-fame, cars, homes, more money than he could spend in a lifetime. An avid fan of the actor (and owner of a replica of McQueen's car in the classic film Bullitt), Pastor Greg Laurie hits the road in his mint Mustang, traveling the country in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters.

Directed by Jon Erwin · Written by Greg Laurie

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Gary Sinise Narrator (voice)
Steve McQueen Self (archive footage)
Mel Gibson Self
Mel Novak Self
Barbara Leigh Self
Stan Barrett Self
Billy Graham Self (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman Self (archive footage)
Mike Jugan Self
Greg Laurie Self
Ali MacGraw Self (archive footage)
Barbara Minty McQueen Self

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