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Grand Prix
All the glamour and greatness of the world's most exciting drama of speed and spectacle!
The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.
- Original title
- Grand Prix
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $9,000,000
- Revenue
- $20,800,000
John Chard
Apr 6, 2016 · via TMDB
Frankenheimer's F1 Epic is Grand in Itself. In truth the plot of Grand Prix is pretty wafer thin, with not enough story to fully justify the gargantuan run time, yet it's both thrilling and fascinating all the same. Plot essentially centers around the 1966 Formula 1 motor racing championship, with James Garner, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford, Eva Marie Saint and Toshiro Mifune heading up the large ensemble cast list. It deals with the trials and tribulations of the drivers, both on and off the track. The human drama is a bit soapy, of which there is much, yet these narrative characterisations help to make us care and understand the protagonists at the core of the story. And of course when the drivers are out there on the track, we know their psychological make-ups, their driving mirroring their motives and emotional fortitude. The racing segments are superbly filmed by Frankenheimer, with multi-angles used to maximise the experience, while he also uses split screen sections to fully immerse us with the key characters. Two crash sequences are genuinely heart stopping, filmed with a clarity that makes us realise that people actually do die in this sport. While the sound work and editing is quite simply stunning. See it on the biggest screen you can, and for home formats get the best possible disc available. 8/10
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James Garner
Pete Aron
Eva Marie Saint
Louise Frederickson
Yves Montand
Jean-Pierre Sarti
Toshirō Mifune
Izō Yamura
Brian Bedford
Scott Stoddard
Jessica Walter
Pat Stoddard
Antonio Sabàto
Nino Barlini
Françoise Hardy
Lisa
Adolfo Celi
Agostini Manetta
Claude Dauphin
Hugo Simon
Enzo Fiermonte
Guido
Geneviève Page
Monique Delvaux-Sarti
Jack Watson
Jeff Jordan
Donald O'Brien
Wallace Bennett
Jean Michaud
Children's Father
Albert Rémy
Surgeon (as Albert Remy)
Rachel Kempson
Mrs. Stoddard
Ralph Michael
Mr. Stoddard
Phil Hill
Tim Randolph
Salvatore Billa
Policeman (uncredited)
Bob Bondurant
Grand Prix Driver (uncredited)
Jo Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier (uncredited)
Jack Brabham
Grand Prix driver (uncredited)
John Benson
David, photographer (uncredited)
Jim Clark
Jim Clark (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Noël Godin
Spectator (Spa) (uncredited)
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney (uncredited)
Bruce McLaren
Douglas McClendon (uncredited)
Jochen Rindt
Jochen Rindt (uncredited)
Jo Siffert
Jo Siffert (uncredited)
Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio
Yann Le Masson
Camera Operator
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Sydney Guilaroff
Makeup Artist
Carey Loftin
Stunt Driver
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunt Driver
Lindsey C. Vickers
Assistant Director
John Frankenheimer
Director
Irene Howard
Casting
James Garner
Executive Producer
John Frankenheimer
Executive Producer
Kirk Douglas
Executive Producer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Gordon Daniel
Sound Editor
John Frankenheimer
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