Screen Rant

  • Soldiers In The Rain proved Steve McQueen wasn't a comic natural. 1 / 7

    soldier in the rain poster TLDR vertical

  • Following roles in The Blob and Wanted: Dead Or Alive, McQueen became a movie star following Magnificent Seven. 2 / 7

    magnificent seven poster TLDR vertical

  • He followed up with movies like The Great Escape and Bullitt. 3 / 7

    Steve McQueen Vertical

  • His most popular roles tended to find him driving a car or firing guns while looking cool. 4 / 7

    Steve McQueen Vertical

  • He tended to avoid comedy, however, with 1963's Soldier In The Rain being a rare exception. 5 / 7

    Steve McQueen Vertical

  • It was based on a William Goldman novel and follows the friendship between McQueen's Clay and Jackie Gleason's Master Sergeant. 6 / 7

    soldier in the rain book cover TLDR vertical

  • The film was an uneasy mix of wacky comedy and drama, and McQueen wasn't convincing as a dimwitted schemer. 7 / 7

    soldier in the rain steve mcqueen TLDR vertical