Downhill Racer
1969 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 5.9 · 87% critics
A fiercely driven young skier joins the American team for European competition and clashes with a coach who wants discipline and teamwork. As the Olympic dream gets closer, the film follows the lonely cost of chasing victory in a dangerous individual sport.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-11-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (108 votes)
About
You may like this if you prefer thoughtful, unsentimental sports dramas focused on ambition and personality clashes, especially if The Candidate appeals to you; Not for you if you want a warm crowd-pleaser or nonstop action.
Pros: exciting ski races; sharp character study; realistic sports atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing; hard-to-like lead; thin storyline
Themes
- based on novel or book
- sports
- olympic games
- switzerland
- narcissism
- oregon, usa
- teammate
- injury
- snow skiing
- ski resort
- skiing
Cast & crew
Robert Redford
as David Chappellet
Gene Hackman
as Eugene Claire
Camilla Sparv
as Carole Stahl
Karl Michael Vogler
as Machet
Jim McMullan
as Johnny Creech
Kathleen Crowley
as American Newspaper Woman
Dabney Coleman
as Mayo
- KK
Kenneth Kirk
as D.K.
- OS
Oren Stevens
as Kipsmith
- JD
Jerry Dexter
as Engel
Directed by Michael Ritchie