Steve McQueen's style of glacial cool has been perfected close to the point of impenetrable mannerism. Playing a racing driver in Le Mans, he only stands in front of the camera and allows himself to be photographed. Occasionally his lips will twitch into that shy, strong, ironic half-smile that he has made his trademark. In really grandiose scenes he may make a gesture. He might even wave. But only under pressure.
The story, like the star's acting, is so spare as to be virtually nonexistent: McQueen, injured in the race last year, returns to the competition to have another go at it....
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