Grand Prix

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

7.2(216)19662h 56m

ActionDrama

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

Budget

$9.0M

Revenue

$20.8M

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Cast

James Garner

Pete Aron

Eva Marie Saint

Louise Frederickson

Yves Montand

Jean-Pierre Sarti

Toshirō Mifune

Izō Yamura

Brian Bedford

Scott Stoddard

Jessica Walter

Pat Stoddard

Antonio Sabàto

Nino Barlini

Françoise Hardy

Lisa

Adolfo Celi

Agostini Manetta

Claude Dauphin

Hugo Simon

Enzo Fiermonte

Guido

Geneviève Page

Monique Delvaux-Sarti

Reviews

1 review

John Chard

10y ago

8.0

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...