American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
As Enzo Ferrari's fast Rosso-Corsa racing cars dominate the mid-1960s motorsport world, the American car designer, Carroll Shelby, is forced to retire after winning the demanding 1959 '24 Hours of Le Mans' endurance race. But, before long, an unexpected proposition by the Vice President of Henry Ford's motor company, Lee Iacocca, will offer an opportunity to beat the Italians at their own game. Now, under those pressing circumstances, the British sports car driver and racing engineer, Ken Miles, reluctantly agrees to lend a hand and improve the firm's image, as Ford's race team has less than ninety days to rewrite history. As a result, the non-conformist duo comes up with the mighty Ford GT40 Mk I high-performance racing car. Can Shelby and Miles break Ferrari's streak?Written by
Nick Riganas
One of two movies based on rivals' efforts to break Ferrari's dominance at Le Mans. the other being Le Mans (1971) ("I want Porsche to win Le Mans"), starring Steve McQueen. See more »
Goofs
Ken Miles is shown listening to the 1965 Le Mans 24 hrs in a workshop in California. In reality he was driving one of the two 7 litre Ford GTs in the race. See more »
Quotes
Lee Iacocca:
Carroll Shelby.
Carroll Shelby:
Maybe?
Lee Iacocca:
Lee Iacocca, Ford Motors. Suppose Henry Ford II wanted to build the greatest race car the world's ever seen, to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. What's it take?
Carroll Shelby:
Well, it takes somethin' money can't buy.
Lee Iacocca:
Well, it can buy speed.
Carroll Shelby:
It isn't about speed.
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The Actors were magnificent, fit their characters so well. They're performances added so much to the movie.
The story, which obviously is a true tell was emotional and I recommend not looking into anything before seeing the film if you don't know already. Though I'm sure if you know the story you'll still enjoy it.
Shot well too. Highly recommend this film.
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The Actors were magnificent, fit their characters so well. They're performances added so much to the movie.
The story, which obviously is a true tell was emotional and I recommend not looking into anything before seeing the film if you don't know already. Though I'm sure if you know the story you'll still enjoy it.
Shot well too. Highly recommend this film.