7.7
“All the glamour and greatness of the world's most exciting drama of speed and spectacle!”
Grand Prix (1966)
December 21, 19662h 56mEN
7.2
220 votes
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.
Director
John FrankenheimerWhere to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$9.0M
Revenue
$20.8M
Production Companies
Cherokee ProductionsDouglas & Lewis ProductionsJoel ProductionsJohn Frankenheimer Productions Inc.Metro-Goldwyn-MayerPolyphony Digital
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User Reviews
John Chard
8.0Frankenheimer'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 characterisatio…
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