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Grand Prix
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Grand Prix is a 1966 American drama and sport film directed by John Frankenheimer. The cast includes James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, and Toshirō Mifune. Frankenheimer also served as screenwriter alongside Robert Alan Aurthur. Maurice Jarre composed the music, while Lionel Lindon handled cinematography. Richard Sylbert designed the production. The film focuses on Formula One racing.
The movie was produced by Cherokee Productions, Douglas & Lewis Productions, Joel Productions, and John Frankenheimer Productions Inc. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. Filming locations included Monaco, Charade Circuit, Gour de Tazenat, and Royat. The runtime is 176 minutes. The budget was 9,000,000, and the revenue reached 20,800,000.
Grand Prix received three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound. It was also nominated in those same categories. The film holds a rating of 7.2 on IMDb and a Metascore of 72. It is available via video on demand.
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7.2The 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.
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
Themes
- car race
- racing
- race car driver
- race car crash
- 1960s
- formula one (f1)
- motorsport
- dramatic
- excited
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
11,962 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 176 min
- Genres
- Drama, Sport
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Formula One
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Screenwriter
- Robert Alan Aurthur
- Cast member
- Bob Bondurant
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Cinematographer
- Lionel Lindon
- Narrative location
- Monaco
- Filming location
- Royat
- Duration
- 169
- FilmAffinity ID
- 666619
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- motorsport
- Image
- Yves Montand 1966.jpg
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- publication date
- 1967-10-13
- title
- Grand Prix
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- production designer
- Richard Sylbert
- executive producer
- James Garner
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Grand Prix (1966 film)
- review score
- 72/100
- box office
- 20845016
- capital cost
- 9000000
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