Lord Attenborough has published his autobiography and in special excerpts recalls how his life was threatened by racist thugs on a trip to South Africa because of his campaign against apartheid. Attenborough says the terrifying experience inspired him to direct the 1987 civil rights drama Cry Freedom starring Kevin Kline and Denzel Washington. The excerpts also include an amusing anecdote about how Attenborough was afraid to turn down a hair-raising motorcycle ride with Steve McQueen on the set of The Great Escape, for fear of being labeled a wimp. Attenborough also recounts his last meeting with the dying McQueen. For more click here