One of the best movies of all time.
Beat me to it! McQueen’s best as well as the best performance every by Richard crenna.
Great flick. Young Murphy Brown gal when she was beautiful. A poor girls Julie Christie. McQueen knew his ‘engine loom stuff’ to the point where no one liked him. Burn it-WASH IT! He chopped the barricade, became the boxing manager of Mako, escorted the Captain to rescue the naive Minister.
AMEN! Steve McQueen IS Jake Holman! GREAT FILM!!
AMEN! Steve McQueen IS Jake Holman! GREAT FILM!!
It’s a very interesting book too, written by an ex-China sailor. One of the great metaphors lost in the movie is why the engine bearings failed. From the beginning Holman noticed a curious bump in the crankshaft when turning, but no matter how much he checked, everything seemed in order. Later, he discovered the the ship was warped from having been run aground and the main bearings were slightly out of alignment. Like the US’s policy toward China, no matter how well the engine was maintained, it’s foundation was flawed.
‘main steam stop walve....”
Too much!
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