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21 December 1966 (USA)
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Plot:
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate...
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 4 nominations
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Brilliant movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Garner | ... | Pete Aron | |
| Eva Marie Saint | ... | Louise Frederickson | |
| Yves Montand | ... | Jean-Pierre Sarti | |
| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Izo Yamura | |
| Brian Bedford | ... | Scott Stoddard | |
| Jessica Walter | ... | Pat Stoddard | |
| Antonio Sabato | ... | Nino Barlini | |
| Françoise Hardy | ... | Lisa | |
| Adolfo Celi | ... | Agostini Manetta | |
| Claude Dauphin | ... | Hugo Simon | |
| Enzo Fiermonte | ... | Guido | |
| Geneviève Page | ... | Monique Delvaux-Sarti | |
| Jack Watson | ... | Jeff Jordan | |
| Donald O'Brien | ... | Wallace Bennett (as Donal O'Brien) | |
| Jean Michaud | ... | Children's father |
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Runtime:
179 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:L |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:PG |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15
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Trivia:
Toshirô Mifune's own voice was heard in his performance as Izo Yamura at the film's premiere, but afterward he was dubbed by Paul Frees in all general release and roadshow prints.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Scott Stoddard's car crashes in the first Grand Prix race you can see a white tendril of smoke shooting out towards the car. This is the hydrogen pump used to propel the fake formula 1 car with a dummy in it to make the crash seem more realistic and should not be in the shot.
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Quotes:
Agostini Manetta:
The question is, Jean-Pierre, what are you doing to do about it?
Jean-Pierre Sarti: Do? I don't understand.
Agostini Manetta: The time for losing comes to every man, of course. I had not expected yours to come so soon.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: There have been problems with the car!
Agostini Manetta: Come, come, Sarti. I expect excuses like that from lesser men than you. You have been one of the best that ever lived, there is no question of that in my mind. Never a wrong move, concentration always there, 100 percent, till this woman.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: You have been misled, Sr. Manetta. Do you take me for a trained dog, to jump at the snap of your fingers? My life belongs to no one but myself!
Agostini Manetta: I have been thinking seriously of your retirement, Sarti.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: [Angrily] Then retire me now!
[Manetta pulls Sarti away from bystanders]
Agostini Manetta: [Quietly] Kindly lower your voice! Of course I will not retire you now. Tomorrow there is a race to be run, and I also well know that you want to drive it. After tomorrow, who knows, Jean-Pierre?
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Jean-Pierre Sarti: Do? I don't understand.
Agostini Manetta: The time for losing comes to every man, of course. I had not expected yours to come so soon.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: There have been problems with the car!
Agostini Manetta: Come, come, Sarti. I expect excuses like that from lesser men than you. You have been one of the best that ever lived, there is no question of that in my mind. Never a wrong move, concentration always there, 100 percent, till this woman.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: You have been misled, Sr. Manetta. Do you take me for a trained dog, to jump at the snap of your fingers? My life belongs to no one but myself!
Agostini Manetta: I have been thinking seriously of your retirement, Sarti.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: [Angrily] Then retire me now!
[Manetta pulls Sarti away from bystanders]
Agostini Manetta: [Quietly] Kindly lower your voice! Of course I will not retire you now. Tomorrow there is a race to be run, and I also well know that you want to drive it. After tomorrow, who knows, Jean-Pierre?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Flat Out: Formula One in the Sixties (2006) (V)
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Without a doubt, the greatest motor racing movie of all time! Steve McQueen's Le Mans doesn't come close. The storyline is OK but where this movie excels is in the groundbreaking cinematography. The shots of the old tracks particularly Spa and Monza are truly superb. Ever wanted to know what it's like to blast along the Masta straight down to Stavelot at Spa, you'll see it here. Want to know what driving on the steep Monza banking was like at 160+ mph, you'll see it here with in car footage. On top of that you've got circuits like Zandvoort in Holland which is not used for today's F1. These were the days when drivers partied the night before and after the race, when the sport was glamorous and exciting. The soundtrack is also brilliant. When oh when will we get the DVD version?