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The 24 Hour War (2016)

| Documentary, History | 2016 (USA)
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In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le Mans. This epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and the development of a new race car that changed racing.

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Nate Adams, Adam Carolla

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Charlie Agapiou, Mario Andretti, A.J. Baime | See full cast & crew »
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Charlie Agapiou Charlie Agapiou ... Self
Mario Andretti Mario Andretti ... Self
A.J. Baime A.J. Baime ... Self
Bob Bondurant ... Self
Peter Brock Peter Brock ... Self
Gordon Chance Gordon Chance ... Self
Piero Ferrari Piero Ferrari ... Self
Edsel B. Ford II ... Self
Henry Ford Henry Ford ... Self
Mauro Forghieri Mauro Forghieri ... Self
Alan Grant Alan Grant ... Self
Dan Gurney Dan Gurney ... Self
David Hobbs ... Self
Lee Holman Lee Holman ... Self
John Horsman John Horsman
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In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le Mans and tested the limits of international racing. This epic battle saw drive's lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and the development the Ford GT40 race car.

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Ford vs Ferrari, the documentary.
3 March 2020 | by TxMike – See all my reviews

I came across this documentary on Kanopy via my public library. I watched it a week after I watched the 2019 movie "Ford v Ferrari" which is a dramatization of events in the 1950s and 1960s. It focuses most on the people involved in getting Ford competitive, including hiring Carroll Shelby.

This documentary includes the genesis and history of the two companies. Both world-renowned auto makers, both named after their founders, Ford and Ferrari were on opposite ends of the business spectrum. Ford made affordable cars to transport people reliably and comfortably. Ferrari was mostly interested in racing, they made only enough consumer cars to pay for the racing enterprise and they were the most successful road-racing company.

In a Ford/Ferrari deal gone bad in the early 1960s, Ford II came away with a grudge, determined to build Ford racing cars that would beat Ferrari in the biggest road races, Daytona, Sebring, and le Mans regardless of the cost. Ford assembled an expert team to design the car and build the racing engine but it wasn't easy. However as history tells us Ford in fact did win the three big races in 1966, and were 1-2-3 at LeMans.

This is a very worthwhile documentary. It uses archival footage and photos plus present day interviews with many mechanics, drivers, and Ford executives that were involved back in the 1960s.
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