Williams (2017)

Focusing on the career and family of its legendary founder Sir Frank Williams, the British sports documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Williams Formula 1 team, from its inception to the present day.

Director:

Morgan Matthews

Stars:

Emily Bevan, Pamela Cockerill, Jenny Funnell

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Emily Bevan	...	Lady Virginia Williams
Pamela Cockerill	...	Herself
Jenny Funnell	...	Pamela
Howden Ganley	...	Himself
Alan Jones	...	Himself
Nigel Mansell	...	Himself
Nelson Piquet	...	Himself
Tim Prior	...	Frank Williams
Jackie Stewart	...	Himself
Jacques Villeneuve	...	Himself
Claire Williams	...	Herself
Frank Williams	...	Himself
Peter Windsor	...	Himself

Storyline

Charting the story of Formula One's most celebrated family, Williams is a thrilling account of how one man built a racing empire and a vivid, heart-rending portrait of the aftermath of a tragedy. Starting life with nothing other than a single-minded obsession for speed, Sir Frank Williams created one of the world's most enduring Formula One racing teams, winning nine Constructors' Championships over the last 40 years. But in 1986 at the height of this success, a near fatal car accident left Frank fighting to survive and the team's future hanging in the balance. Williams, a brand-new documentary from BAFTA-wining director Morgan Matthews, tells the story of Frank's rise to fame and how his family battled to keep him alive and the team afloat after the crash that left Frank wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life. Featuring heart-pounding racing footage, interviews with much-loved Formula One stars (including Sir Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Alan Jones and Sir Patrick Head) and ...

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Plot Keywords:

sports | formula 1 | ambition | racing | racecar driver | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

Уильямс

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artificial Eye Film Company, BBC Films, Minnow Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Williams Grand Prix Engineering has won: Constructors Championships 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997. Drivers Championships 1980, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997.

User Reviews

An emotional insight into a raging workaholic

I went into this expecting to learn more about the team 'Williams', but I found myself learning more about Frank, the man, and the family, than anything else, but don't misinterpret that as a bad thing.

I'm an avid F1 fan, I have been since the days of Michael Schumacher in a Benetton, but being of a relatively young age I didn't know an awful lot about the Williams team other than whom ran the time, who drove for them and that they were British.

The documentary touches on many insights into how the team came to form, struggles within the family and I think most importantly, the relationship between Frank and Ginny. It does a fantastic job of showing you enough of both sides to walk away from it with a much better knowledge of what it was like for everyone involved and it doesn't pretend to pull any punches.

There's comedic moments where Frank will recount something in such a blunt and unforgiving manner that you can't help but laugh but then there's moments where you feel great sadness for them.

It's beautifully shot and the score is excellent, I'd HIGHLY recommend this to motor sports fans, but I'd also recommend it to those who aren't, because it's a poignant reminder of struggle no matter who you are or where you're from.

9/10