Grand Prix

1966 PG-13 2h 56m

7.2 / 10 223

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7.2/10

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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.

Director John Frankenheimer

Writers

Robert Alan Aurthur John Frankenheimer

Stars

James Garner Eva Marie Saint Yves Montand

Monique Delvaux-Sarti

Surgeon (as Albert Remy)

Japanese interpreter (uncredited)

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Lorenzo Bandini

Grand Prix driver (uncredited)

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Raymond Baxter

Self - BBC reporter (uncredited)

Salvatore Billa

Policeman (uncredited)

Bob Bondurant

Grand Prix Driver (uncredited)

Jo Bonnier

Joakim Bonnier (uncredited)

Jack Brabham

Grand Prix driver (uncredited)

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John Benson

David, photographer (uncredited)

Jim Clark

Jim Clark (uncredited)

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Eugenio Dragoni

Ferrari official (uncredited)

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Evans Evans

Mrs. Randolph (uncredited)

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Tiziano Feroldi

Doctor at Monza (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)

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Alain Gerard

American boy (uncredited)

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Richie Ginther

John Hogarth (uncredited)

Noël Godin

Spectator (Spa) (uncredited)

Dan Gurney

Dan Gurney (uncredited)

Douglas McClendon (uncredited)

Jochen Rindt

Jochen Rindt (uncredited)

Jo Siffert

Jo Siffert (uncredited)

Action Drama

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John Chard 6 Apr 2016

8/10

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...