The War Lover (1962)

Synopsis: Steve McQueen is Buzz Rickson, a B17 pilot during WWII. Rickson's brashness serves him well during wartime, but he finds that he feels out of place during everyday civilian life. His more... Steve McQueen is Buzz Rickson, a B17 pilot during WWII. Rickson's brashness serves him well during wartime, but he finds that he feels out of place during everyday civilian life. His more mild-mannered co-pilot, Bo Bolland (Robert Wagner), however, lives only to get through the war to resume his life with his girl, Daphne (Shirley Anne Field). This wartime character study is based on a novel by John Hersey, who also wrote the screenplay. [More]

Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Ann Field, Gary Cockrell

Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Ann Field, Gary Cockrell, Michael Crawford, Ed Bishop, Al Waxman

Director: Philip Leacock

Director: Philip Leacock
Screenwriter: John Hersey, Howard Koch

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