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Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of
The Essential Steve McQueen Collection for 7th June 2005.

Including a Two-Disk Special Edition of Bullitt.
Hollywood's real-life rebel and screen legend who defined cool like no other actor arrives on DVD through this essential collection which includes a newly remastered Two-Disc Special Edition DVD of Bullitt with three documentaries including the DVD debuts of The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing, a fascinating look at the art of film editing featuring award-winning directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Ridley Scott; and Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool, a new documentary premiering June 1 on Turner Classic Movies with interviews from Neile Adams (McQueen's first wife), Sir Richard Attenborough, Norman Jewison, Chad McQueen (his son), Peter Yates, Barbara Minty (McQueen's widow) and more.

The five other films included in the Collection are The Getaway, Papillon and new-to-DVD titles The Cincinnati Kid, Never So Few, and Tom Horn. DVD special features include perceptive commentaries from Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, directors Norman Jewison and Peter Yates, archival footage and new and vintage documentaries. The seven-disc boxed set will be available for $68.92 SRP.

The films will also be available individually for $19.97 SRP while the Bullitt: Two-Disc Special Edition will sell for $26.99 SRP.
The Films 

Bullitt (1968) - In one of his most famous roles, Steve McQueen stars as tough-guy police detective 
Frank Bullitt, assigned for 48 hours to watch a witness before his trial. However, when the witness and 
another officer are shot, Bullitt decides to investigate the case on his own, much to the dismay of an 
ambitious Senator (Robert Vaughn) who wants to shut the investigation down, hindering Bullitt's plan to 
bring the killers to justice. Robert Duvall and Jacqueline Bisset also star in the film which contains one 
of the most exciting car chases in film. Bullitt also won the 1969 Academy AwardŽ for Best Editing. 

DISC 1:
Commentary by Director Peter Yates
Theatrical Trailer

DISC 2:
Two Feature-Length Documentaries: 
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing, narrated by Kathy Bates. 
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool - From filmmaker Mimi Freedman, this all-new documentary uncovers 
the complex man behind the image by watching McQueen's life and career through the eyes of the people who 
knew him best and extensive use of film and television clips. Vintage Featurette: Bullitt: Steve McQueen's 
Commitment to Reality

The Cincinnati Kid (1965) - In the title role, Steve McQueen is an up-and-coming poker player in New 
Orleans who takes on a long-time master of the game. Not only is there a small fortune at stake, but also 
the status of being the top player. But the game is compromised when the trusted dealer is blackmailed into 
fixing the outcome. Directed by Norman Jewison (Moonstruck, The Hurricane), the film also stars Edward G. 
Robinson, Karl Malden, Ann-Margret and Tuesday Weld. 

DVD Special Features include:
Commentary by director Norman Jewison
Scene specific commentary with David Foley and Phil Gordon, the hosts of Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown"
Archival featurette "The Cincinnati Kid Plays According to Hoyle"
Trailer

The Getaway (1972) - Steve McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife makes a deal with a Texas politician 
to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the 
plan goes sour, the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can, with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on 
their trail. Ali MacGraw, Sally Struthers and Al Lettieri also star in this crime thriller directed by Sam 
Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch). 

DVD Special Features include:
Commentary by DVD Producer Nick Redman, authors Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons & David Weddle
"Virtual" audio commentary with stills featuring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and Sam Peckinpah
Trailer

Papillon (1973) - The autobiography of Henri Charriere, one of the few people ever to successfully escape 
from the notorious French penal colony of Devil's Island, served as the basis for Papillon. Steve McQueen plays 
the pugnacious Charriere (known as "Papillon," or "butterfly," because of a prominent tattoo), who is wrongly 
convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (Patton), the film also 
stars Dustin Hoffman as a fellow convict. 

Never So Few (1959) - Captain Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) and his band of skilled O.S.S. operatives are 
in World War II Burma to train the Kachin natives in modern warfare. But jungle combat is more grueling than 
Reynolds imagined, and after Chinese rebels cross the border to loot and murder American soldiers, Reynolds 
abandons all notions of "military protocol" and seeks requital. McQueen co-stars alongside Charles Bronson and 
Peter Lawford. 

Tom Horn (1980) - Tom Horn (McQueen), a renowned former army scout, is hired by Wyoming cattle ranchers 
to put a stop to violence on the range. In the process, Tom finds himself accused of murder. Linda Evans and 
Richard Farnsworth also star.