Hollywood Bad Boys - This programme showcases a breed of Hollywood stars that have ignited the screen in blockbuster movies while earning wild reputations for the way they lead their private lives. It is a gourmet delight for gossips featuring not only the great moments in the stars' movie careers but also revelations about off screen lives of these actors. Men have admired them women have fallen madly in love with them and all were to feel the impact of their lasting presence that would touch their lives forever. They have lived their lives with lusty appetites for adventure and controversy and it is all laid bare on Hollywod Bad Boys. Featuring; Jack Nicholson Errol Flynn Ronald Reagan Steve McQueen Robert Mitchum Marlon Brando Dennis Hooper James Dean Sean Penn and John Belushi.
This cracking box set features some iconic lead males in some of their most revered roles. Features: 1.The Man With The Golden Arm 2.A Farewell To arms 3.McLintock 4.Blood On The Sun 5.The Road To Bali 6.Penny Serenade 7.Pot O' Gold 8.The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery 9.Gangster Story 10.Chino For individual synopses please refer to the individual titles.
Hollywood superstar Steve McQueen (The Great Escape Papillon Bullitt) the ""King of Cool "" launched his legendary career in the groundbreaking series Wanted: Dead or Alive. Not your typical rough-and-tumble bounty hunter of the Old West Josh Randall (Mcqueen) was a consummate gentleman who always gave half - or even all - of his reward money to charity. A man of few words Randolph let his ""mare's leg "" an 1892 Winchester sawed-off shotgun do most of his talking as he took on criminals protected people in need and battled rival bounty hunters in each exciting pulse-pounding episode.
After the authorities discover that Frank Kane is Jewish rather than Catholic he's forced to switch orphanages because of a state law requiring children to live with those of their own faith. The move leaves him feeling rejected and orphaned again and the lonely Frank responds by descending into a life of petty thievery. He eventually succeeds in finding the family he never had by becoming the head of a crime syndicate but a final confrontation with the police costs him dearly.
The word 'cop' isn't written all over him - something more puzzling is. In one of his most memorable roles Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt a hard-driving tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before the night is out the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds and Bullitt a no-glitter all-guts cop won't rest until he nabs the gunmen and the elusive underworld kingpin who hired them. Famed for it's Lalo Schifrin score and one of the greatest car chases in cinema-history 'Bullit' won the 1969 Oscar for Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller).
The word 'cop' isn't written all over him - something more puzzling is. In one of his most memorable roles Steve McQueen stars as Detective Frank Bullitt a hard-driving tough-as-nails San Francisco cop. Bullitt has just received what sounds like a routine assignment: keep a star witness out of sight and out of danger for 48 hours then deliver him to the courtroom on Monday morning. But before the night is out the witness will lie dying of shotgun wounds and Bullitt a no
In 1943 the Germans opened Stalag Luft III a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so however the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen James Garner Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell (Shogun) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar) and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story The Great Escape is epic entertainment that captivates thrills and stirs (Variety). Special Features: Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges Cast and Crew The Great Escape: Bringing Fact to Fiction The Great Escape: Preparations for Freedom The Great Escape: The Flight to Freedom The Great Escape: A Standing Ovation The Great Escape: The Untold Story The Great Escape: The Untold Story - Additional Interviews The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones Return to The Great Escape Original Theatrical Trailer
The story of three would be robbers all emotionally damaged in some way decide to rob a bank in broad daylight untill it all goes wrong. Based on a true story the police used in the film were involved in the actual 'Great St Louis Bank Robbery'.
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