Steve McQueen's Le Mans Is a Deeply Flawed Film That's Still Worth Watching On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, we look back at Steve McQueen's wonderful disaster of a racing movie. Fifty years ago today, Steve McQueen's Le Mans had its premiere. McQueen apparently didn't attend, as the production of the film devolved into chaos quickly, and the actor was forced to hand over creative control over what was conceived as a passion project. The end result is deeply flawed, with hardly any plot, or even dialogue to speak of. Mainstream audiences ignored it, but in the 50 years since its premiere,