Grand Prix( 1966)

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All the glamour and greatness of the world's most exciting drama of speed and spectacle!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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
Alan Fordney
Sportscaster
Tommy Franklin
Sportscaster
Graham Hill
Bob Turner
Anthony Marsh
Sportscaster
Phil Hill
Tim Randolph
Bernard Cahier
Journalist
Masaaki Asukai
Japanese interpreter (uncredited)
Lorenzo Bandini
Grand Prix driver (uncredited)
Raymond Baxter
Self - BBC reporter (uncredited)
Roy Beck
Young spectator (uncredited)
Salvatore Billa
Policeman (uncredited)
Bob Bondurant
Grand Prix Driver (uncredited)
Joakim Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier (uncredited)
Jack Brabham
Grand Prix driver (uncredited)
John Benson
David, photographer (uncredited)
Jim Clark
Jim Clark (uncredited)
Eugenio Dragoni
Ferrari official (uncredited)
Evans Evans
Mrs. Randolph (uncredited)
Tiziano Feroldi
Doctor at Monza (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Alain Gerard
American boy (uncredited)
Richie Ginther
John Hogarth (uncredited)
Noël Godin
Spectator (Spa) (uncredited)
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
Claude (uncredited)
Gilberto Mazzi
Rafael (uncredited)
Bruce McLaren
Douglas McClendon (uncredited)
Jochen Rindt
Jochen Rindt (uncredited)
Jo Siffert
Jo Siffert (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Wed Apr 06 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 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 characterisation...