Grand Prix
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(s)
John Frankenheimer
Sam Itzkovitch
Stephan Iscovescu
Enrico Isacco
Michael Jeffrey Adelman
Roger Simons
Lindsey C. Vickers
Where to watch
Kanopy
Free
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Rent
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Cast & Crew
Facts
- 1
Harriet Andersson was cast as the female lead but replaced by Eva Marie Saint after just one week of filming.
- 2
Due to an exclusivity deal, Frankenheimer was forced to hand over 27 reels of footage shot at the Nürburgring.
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Reviews
John Chard
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 characterisations help to make us care and understand the protagonists at the core of the story. And of course when the drivers are out there on the track, we know their psychological make-ups, their driving mirroring their motives and emotional fortitude. The racing segments are superbly filmed by Frankenheimer, with multi-angles used to maximise the experience, while he also uses split screen sections to fully immerse us with the key characters. Two crash sequences are genuinely heart stopping, filmed with a clarity that makes us realise that people actually do die in this sport. While the sound work and editing is quite simply stunning. See it on the biggest screen you can, and for home formats get the best possible disc available. 8/10
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Grand Prix FAQs
The directors of Grand Prix are John Frankenheimer, Sam Itzkovitch, Stephan Iscovescu, Enrico Isacco, Michael Jeffrey Adelman, Roger Simons, and Lindsey C. Vickers.
The cast of Grand Prix includes Adolfo Celi as Agostini Manetta, Arthur Howard as Claude (uncredited), John Benson as David, photographer (uncredited), Albert Rémy as Surgeon (as Albert Remy), Yves Montand as Jean-Pierre Sarti, James Garner as Pete Aron, Paul Frees as Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited), Salvatore Billa as Policeman (uncredited), Donald O'Brien as Wallace Bennett, Enzo Fiermonte as Guido, Jack Watson as Jeff Jordan, Eva Marie Saint as Louise Frederickson, and more.
The duration of Grand Prix is 2h 56 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Grand Prix trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Grand Prix was released on 21 Dec 1966.
Grand Prix is listed under Drama and Action on Fanbiz.
Grand Prix has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 bot..."
1. Harriet Andersson was cast as the female lead but replaced by Eva Marie Saint after just one week of filming. 2. Due to an exclusivity deal, Frankenheimer was forced to hand over 27 reels of footage shot at the Nürburgring.
