Although many considered this Steve McQueen's best performance to date, he was overlooked by the Academy. Some say that was because McQueen had "stolen" Ali MacGraw (who became his second wife) from her husband Robert Evans, who was a powerful studio executive at the time. McQueen was also rumored to have slept with many other Hollywood wives. Others say McQueen's Oscar snub was because the actor, in rather coarse language, once told the Golden Globes committee he would accept an award if he won, but would never consider going to the ceremony. He did, however, receive a Golden Globe Best Actor nomination. There were also widespread complaints that McQueen was much too old to portray Henri Charrière, who was only supposed to be 25 in the first hour.

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