blooded murderers. Studio heads at  Columbia Pictures originally wanted Paul Newman (I) (qv) and  Steve McQueen (I) (qv) in the lead roles. Newman chose instead to  star in _Cool Hand Luke (1967)_ (qv) and _Hombre (1967)_ (qv) that  year; McQueen worked on _Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968)_ (qv) and  _Bullitt (1968)_ (qv).