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Le Mans

  • 19711971
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
11K
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Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
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Two car racing champions, an American and a German, face off on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France.Two car racing champions, an American and a German, face off on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France.Two car racing champions, an American and a German, face off on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
11K
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    • Lee H. Katzin
    • Harry Kleiner
  • Stars
    • Steve McQueen
    • Siegfried Rauch
    • Elga Andersen
    • Lee H. Katzin
    • Harry Kleiner
  • Stars
    • Steve McQueen
    • Siegfried Rauch
    • Elga Andersen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:46
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    How the Best Racing Films Raise the Stakes
    Clip 4:37
    Watch How the Best Racing Films Raise the Stakes

    Photos85

    Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
    Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
    "Le Mans" Car Crash, Ferrari 512S Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Porsche 917 Car Crash Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Steve Mcqueen Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Steve Mcqueen Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Steve Mcqueen, Porsche 917 Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Auto Race Ferrari 512S, Porsche 917, Lola  Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Steve Mcqueen Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Race Pits, 2 Ferrari 512S Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Evening Race Porsche 917, Ferrari 512 S Photo by Andre Marc Delourmel 1971 Solar Productions
    "Le Mans" Car Crash, Ferrari 512 S  Photo by Mel Traxel 1971 Solar Productions

    Top cast

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    Steve McQueen
    Steve McQueen
    • Michael Delaney
    Siegfried Rauch
    Siegfried Rauch
    • Erich Stahler
    Elga Andersen
    Elga Andersen
    • Lisa Belgetti
    Ronald Leigh-Hunt
    Ronald Leigh-Hunt
    • David Townsend
    Fred Haltiner
    • Johann Ritter
    Luc Merenda
    Luc Merenda
    • Claude Aurac
    Christopher Waite
    • Larry Wilson
    Louise Edlind
    Louise Edlind
    • Mrs. Anna Ritter
    Angelo Infanti
    • Lugo Abratte
    Jean-Claude Bercq
    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
    Hal Hamilton
    • Chris Barnett
    Jonathan Williams
    • Jonathan Burton
    Peter Parten
    • Peter Wiese
      • Lee H. Katzin
      • Harry Kleiner
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Film driver David Piper lost his leg because of a deep cut caused during a crash. Brake fluid and other debris got into the cut, which caused an infection and the need to amputate the leg. He received a special thanks "for his sacrifice" at the end credits.
    • Goofs
      During a night pit stop, you can see the breaths of McQueen and his manager, even though the race takes place in June. This may have been due to the movie shoot running well past schedule, ending in November.
    • Quotes

      Lisa Belgetti: When people risk their lives, shouldn't it be for something very important?

      Michael Delaney: Well, it better be.

      Lisa Belgetti: But what is so important about driving faster than anyone else?

      Michael Delaney: Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.

    • Connections
      Edited into Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Delaney's Arrival and Memories
      Written and Performed by Michel Legrand Et Son Orchestre

    User reviews95

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    8/10
    Very exciting but a very hard film to rate.
    Steve McQueen stars in this film that recreates the race at Le Mans, France. However, he is less the star and more the object of the camera's focus more than any of the other racers--but it's a very unusual film. As a result, "Le Mans" is one of the more difficult films I have reviewed. That's because its style is nothing like a traditional film. The narrative is nothing like a standard film and it plays like a fictionalized version of a documentary. So, if you are looking for dialog and an interplay of characters, this is NOT a film for you! Instead, it's as if the entire 24 hours of Le Mans were crammed into a nearly two-hour film. To do this, the middle section of the race was condensed heavily, but the beginning and end of the race is live and it's clearly like you are there watching all the action--up close as if you are in the car or next to it. And wow, is it tense--as I found my arms and legs moving and contracting with the action. And, in this sense, it's a brilliant film and is the closest most of us will ever get to driving a race car ourselves. Exceptional but I cannot compare it to anything I've ever seen before--you just need to see this one to understand what I am talking about in my somewhat vague description. Sorry...it just seems to defy mere words.
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    • Jun 5, 2011

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 1971 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Le Mans, Sarthe, France
    • Production companies
      • Cinema Center Films
      • Solar Productions
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
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