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Downhill Racer
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It sits within the topics 1960s sports drama films, 1969 American films and 1969 directorial debut films.
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5.9An 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.
Released: 1969-11-06101 minDir: Michael RitchieDramaBudget: $16.5M
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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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- sports
- olympic games
- switzerland
- narcissism
- oregon, usa
- teammate
- injury
- snow skiing
- ski resort
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
5,488 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
89/100
- Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama, Sport
- Rated
- M
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Alps
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Screenwriter
- James Salter
- Cast member
- Sylvester Stallone
- Composer
- Kenyon Hopkins
- Narrative location
- Switzerland
- Filming location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 578498
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1969-01-01
- title
- Downhill Racer
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Richard A. Harris
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 85%
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Categories
1960s sports drama films1969 American films1969 directorial debut films1969 drama films1969 English-language films1969 filmsAmerican skiing filmsAmerican sports drama filmsEnglish-language sports drama filmsFilms about Olympic skiingFilms about the Winter OlympicsFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Michael RitchieFilms scored by Kenyon HopkinsFilms set in AustriaFilms set in ColoradoFilms set in FranceFilms set in SwitzerlandFilms set in the AlpsFilms shot in AustriaFilms shot in ColoradoFilms shot in FranceFilms shot in SwitzerlandFilms shot in Utah