SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: STEVE MCQUEEN
TCM, 6:00 a.m. ET
Today’s “Summer Under the Stars” focus is Steve McQueen, and a lot of the offerings today are flat-out McQueen classics. These include the car-chase magnificence of 1968’s Bullitt at 4:15 p.m. ET, the high-stakes intensity of 1965’s The Cincinnati Kid at 6:15 p.m. ET, the daring true-life war exploits of 1963’s The Great Escape at 10 p.m. ET, and the epic persistence of McQueen’s cage-resistant prisoner in 1973’s Papillon (pictured) at 1 a.m. ET. Four excellent films. Four enchanting star performances… all by the same star. And for 24 straight hours on TCM, it’s McQueen for a day.