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	...	Self
Jenny Funnell	...	Pamela
Howden Ganley	...	Self
Alan Jones	...	Self
Nigel Mansell	...	Self
Nelson Piquet	...	Self
Tim Prior	...	Frank Williams
Keke Rosberg	...	Self
Jackie Stewart	...	Self
Jacques Villeneuve	...	Self
Claire Williams	...	Self
Frank Williams	...	Self
Peter Windsor	...	Self

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:

formula 1 | quadriplegic | family relationship | car accident | father daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Sport

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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.

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Connections

Features Formula 1 (1950)

User Reviews

Powerful moving film of an F1 family dynasty

Having watched several documentaries over the years on legends of motor sport. Graham Hill Jackie Stewart Jim Clarke and now Sir Frank Williams. They all strike me as extremely driven determined and selfish individuals who put there need to increase the speed of their cars above all else and in Frank Williams most of all his family. They always came second to his F1 team. Despite having a remarkable wife who stuck by him despite numerous affairs and a near fatal accident that left him severely paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. In this insightful documentary we learn much about this remarkable man who took a struggling team on the point of bankruptcy to a multi million pound business winning several world titles along the way. We also learn much about his daughter Claire who herself has had difficult family decisions to make in her quest to become the most powerful woman in the male dominated world of Formula one. 9/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

Уильямс

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,061

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artificial Eye, BBC Films, Minnow Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color