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Steve McQueen's Cincinnati Kid lost its director over on-set footage
Producer Martin Ransohoff replaced Sam Peckinpah with Norman Jewison, who restarted production on The Cincinnati Kid in 1965; the footage was reportedly for the director's own cut.
At a glance
- First reported by Men's Journal: “1965 Steve McQueen Classic, Named ‘Best Gambling Movie of All Time,’ Lost Its Director After a Bizarre On-Set Decision”, with reporting from Yahoo Entertainment, Turner Classic Movies and Fandom Culture Wiki.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:12 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
The real story
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- Men's Journal1965 Steve McQueen Classic, Named ‘Best Gambling Movie of All Time,’ Lost Its Director After a Bizarre On-Set Decision
- Yahoo Entertainment1965 Steve McQueen Classic, Named ‘Best Gambling Movie of All Time,’ Lost Its Director After a Bizarre On-Set Decision October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- Turner Classic MoviesThe Cincinnati Kid July 28, 2003 · facts used on air
- Fandom Culture WikiThe Cincinnati Kid facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA director on a Steve McQueen movie got fired after studio executives asked about some extra footage and he said, quote, it's for my own version.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's The Cincinnati Kid, from nineteen sixty-five, and the director was Sam Peckinpah.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorProducer Martin Ransohoff replaced him with Norman Jewison, who restarted production, according to Yahoo Entertainment.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSpiritually Florida. A man tells the studio it's for his own version. That's every Florida statement I've ever heard.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI bet it's set in New Orleans, Chip. And he was shooting a second movie on the studio's budget.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNew Orleans is just Florida with better lunch.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPeckinpah went on to make The Wild Bunch in nineteen sixty-nine. I'd call it a successful private screening. Florida Man Rating, three alligators.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy own version has Cincinnati on the Gulf Coast, and I'm not showing it to anyone.
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