Movie
Grand Prix
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1966-12-21
- Runtime
- 176 min
- Genres
- Drama, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cherokee Productions, Douglas & Lewis Productions, Joel Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Polyphony Digital
- Country
- United States of America, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Monaco
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Garner as Pete Aron
- Eva Marie Saint as Louise Frederickson
- Yves Montand as Jean-Pierre Sarti
- Toshirō Mifune as Izō Yamura
- Brian Bedford as Scott Stoddard
- Jessica Walter as Pat Stoddard
- Antonio Sabàto as Nino Barlini
- Françoise Hardy as Lisa
- Adolfo Celi as Agostini Manetta
- Claude Dauphin as Hugo Simon
- Enzo Fiermonte as Guido
- Geneviève Page as Monique Delvaux-Sarti
Crew
- John Frankenheimer - Director
- John Frankenheimer - Writer
- Robert Alan Aurthur - Screenplay
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