Action Drama
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.
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Written by
John Frankenheimer
Brian Bedford
Scott Stoddard
Jack Watson
Jeff Jordan
Antonio Sabàto
Nino Barlini
Toshirō Mifune
Izō Yamura
James Garner
Pete Aron
Paul Frees
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Geneviève Page
Monique Delvaux-Sarti
Albert Rémy
Surgeon (as Albert Remy)
Kirk Douglas
Adolfo Celi
Agostini Manetta
Jessica Walter
Pat Stoddard
Eva Marie Saint
Louise Frederickson
Donald O'Brien
Wallace Bennett
Jochen Rindt
Jochen Rindt (uncredited)
Enzo Fiermonte
Guido
Yves Montand
Jean-Pierre Sarti
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney (uncredited)
Salvatore Billa
Policeman (uncredited)
Noël Godin
Spectator (Spa) (uncredited)
Françoise Hardy
Lisa
Carey Loftin
Claude Dauphin
Hugo Simon
Jack Brabham
Grand Prix driver (uncredited)
Rachel Kempson
Mrs. Stoddard
Jo Siffert
Jo Siffert (uncredited)
Jim Clark
Jim Clark (uncredited)
Jo Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier (uncredited)
Jean Michaud
Children's Father
Ralph Michael
Mr. Stoddard
Bruce McLaren
Douglas McClendon (uncredited)
Bob Bondurant
Grand Prix Driver (uncredited)
Phil Hill
Tim Randolph
Alan Fordney
Sportscaster
Tommy Franklin
Sportscaster
Graham Hill
Bob Turner
Anthony Marsh
Sportscaster
Bernard Cahier
Journalist
Masaaki Asukai
Japanese interpreter (uncredited)
Lorenzo Bandini
Grand Prix driver (uncredited)
Raymond Baxter
Self - BBC reporter (uncredited)
John Benson
David, photographer (uncredited)
Eugenio Dragoni
Ferrari official (uncredited)
Evans Evans
Mrs. Randolph (uncredited)
Tiziano Feroldi
Doctor at Monza (uncredited)
Alain Gerard
American boy (uncredited)
Richie Ginther
John Hogarth (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
Claude (uncredited)
Gilberto Mazzi
Rafael (uncredited)

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