Movie
Downhill Racer
Overview
An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-11-06
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Redford as David Chappellet
- Gene Hackman as Eugene Claire
- Camilla Sparv as Carole Stahl
- Karl Michael Vogler as Machet
- Jim McMullan as Johnny Creech
- Kathleen Crowley as American Newspaper Woman
- Dabney Coleman as Mayo
- Kenneth Kirk as D.K.
- Oren Stevens as Kipsmith
- Jerry Dexter as Engel
- Walter Stroud as Mr. Chappellet
- Carole Carle as Lena
Crew
- Michael Ritchie - Director
- James Salter - Writer
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