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Grand Prix (1966) [NR]

Featuring:
James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand

Written by:
Robert Alan Aurthur
John Frankenheimer
William Hanley

Directed by:
John Frankenheimer


Release Date:
December 21, 1966

Original Title:
Grand Prix

Alternate Titles:
A nagy verseny
Grand Prix
Ölümle yarisanlar
Большой приз
Гран при
Ґран-прі

Genres:
Action | Drama

Production Companies:
Cherokee Productions
Douglas & Lewis Productions
Joel Productions
John Frankenheimer Productions Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Polyphony Digital

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G  FR: TP  GB: PG  NL: 6  US: NR 

Runtime: 176

All the glamour and greatness of the world's most exciting drama of speed and spectacle!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team, and becomes romantically involved with Stoddard's estranged wife.

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Rankings and Honors

Grand Prix (1966) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Metacritic 72/100
Awards Won: Won 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Production

Additional Dialogue:
William Hanley

Assistant Director:
Enrico Isacco
Stephan Iscovescu
Sam Itzkovitch
Roger Simons
Lindsey C. Vickers
Michael Jeffrey Adelman

Camera Operator:
Jean-Georges Fontenelle
Yann Le Masson
John M. Stephens

Casting:
Irene Howard

Director:
John Frankenheimer

Director of Photography:
Lionel Lindon

Editor:
Henry Berman
Frank Santillo
Stu Linder
Fredric Steinkamp

Editorial Consultant:
Saul Bass

Executive Producer:
John Frankenheimer
Kirk Douglas
James Garner

First Assistant Camera:
Olivier Benoist

First Assistant Editor:
John Grover

Hairstylist:
Sydney Guilaroff

Lighting Technician:
Adolfo Bartoli

Makeup Artist:
Sydney Guilaroff
Giuliano Laurenti
Alfio Meniconi

Original Music Composer:
Maurice Jarre

Producer:
Edward Lewis

Production Design:
Richard Sylbert

Screenplay:
Robert Alan Aurthur

Sound:
Harry W. Tetrick

Sound Editor:
Gordon Daniel
Van Allen James

Sound Recordist:
Roy Charman
Franklin Milton

Special Effects:
Robert Bonnig
Jeff Clifford
Jimmy Harris
Garth Inns
Milt Rice
Jimmy Ward
Jack Woodbridge

Stunt Driver:
Carey Loftin
Tom Bamford
Max Balchowsky
Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Title Designer:
James S. Pollak
Saul Bass

Visual Effects Design Consultant:
Saul Bass

Writer:
John Frankenheimer

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