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.
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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
Director
John Frankenheimer
Screenplay
Robert Alan Aurthur
Tagline
"All the glamour and greatness of the world's most exciting drama of speed and spectacle!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$9,000,000
Revenue
$20,800,000
Production
Cherokee Productions, Douglas & Lewis Productions, Joel Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Polyphony Digital
John Chard
April 6, 2016
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...
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