However, Simo Valakari needs to double up as Steve McQueen to pull off this particular great escape.

It is the part that cemented Steve McQueen in the pantheon of Hollywood cool. But how many know the American icon's role as a daredevil POW in the 1963 World War Two film The Great Escape is ...

The Top 10 Steve McQueen movies have been ranked by film fans on IMDb and when shooting No 1 the King of Cool was actually ...

Back in 1960, Yul Brynner starred in the iconic Western remake of Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven. The King and I star had a major say in casting decisions and pushed for Steve McQueen.

There are some exceptional performances. The most provocative single impression is made by Steve McQueen as a dauntless Yank pilot whose ‘pen’-manship record shows 18 blots, or escape attempts.