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Harry Kleiner (writer)
Release Date:
23 June 1971 (USA)
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Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country. The country is France. The drive is at 200 MPH!
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Almost in breadth and depth of a documentary, this movie depicts an auto race during the 70s on the...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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(2 articles)
Jerry Seinfeld cracks joke that's so...Seinfeld
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 18 August 2009, 7:41 AM, PDT)
Steve McQueen's Le Mans Heuer Monaco watch up for auction
(From BoxWish. 19 May 2009, 4:04 AM, PDT)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 18 August 2009, 7:41 AM, PDT)
Steve McQueen's Le Mans Heuer Monaco watch up for auction
(From BoxWish. 19 May 2009, 4:04 AM, PDT)
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The Best Racing Film Ever
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve McQueen | ... | Michael Delaney |
 | Siegfried Rauch | ... | Erich Stahler |
| Elga Andersen | ... | Lisa Belgetti |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt | ... | David Townsend |
| Fred Haltiner | ... | Johann Ritter |
| Luc Merenda | ... | Claude Aurac |
| Christopher Waite | ... | Larry Wilson |
| Louise Edlind | ... | Mrs. Anna Ritter |
| Angelo Infanti | ... | Lugo Abratte |
| Jean-Claude Bercq | ... | Paul-Jacques Dion |
| Michele Scalera | ... | Vito Scaliso |
| Gino Cassani | ... | Loretto Fuselli |
| Alfred Bell | ... | Tommy Hopkins |
| Carlo Cecchi | ... | Paolo Scadenza |
| Richard Rüdiger | ... | Bruno Frohm |
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106 min
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
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The TAG Heuer Swiss watch McQueen insisted on wearing throughout this shoot, was reissued in 2009 in commemoration of its 40th anniversary. The latest (4th) update is a replica of the 1969 original Monaco model, complete with automatic self-winding movement and red chronograph hands. RRP: £3,500.
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Continuity: The main accident scene has at least four cars involved, but only the important two are mentioned by the track announcer.
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Quotes:
David Townsend:
Michael, I want you to drive flat out. I want Porsche to win Le Mans.
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Referenced in O Cheiro do Ralo (2006)
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I am no great fan of Steve McQueen, but I am a great fan of auto racing. If you are too, this is the best auto racing film you will find (Yes, yes, I know - "Grand Prix". While Frankenheimer is fantastic at capturing the essence of cars in motion - see his "Ronin" in this regard as well - the surrounding movie is soap opera drivel.). If you aren't a hard core racing fan, this film will likely be a giant bore - there is no plot to speak of, and precious little dialog. What there is, is a documentary-like glimpse of sports car racing as it existed in the early 1970s. Watch it for the cars, and the drama inherent in the race, and you won't be disappointed.