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Grand Prix

1966 · Movie · NR · 176 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics

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Elite drivers converge for a high-stakes Formula One championship, where a shocking early crash reshapes careers and rivalries. As the season races across famous circuits, one determined driver fights for a comeback with a new team while balancing intense romance and the constant danger of life at top speed.

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Details
Years
1966
Release date
1966-12-21
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
176 min
Critic score
86/100
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (224 votes)
Box office
$20,845,016
Budget
$9,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want long, adrenaline-heavy racing set pieces and a glamorous 1960s sports-drama vibe; Not for you if you dislike soap-opera romance, slow stretches between races, or epic runtimes.

Pros: thrilling race sequences; immersive sense of speed; iconic 60s F1 world | Cons: thin story; soapy relationship drama; very long runtime

Themes

  • car race
  • racing
  • race car driver
  • race car crash
  • 1960s
  • formula one (f1)
  • motorsport
  • dramatic
  • excited

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 1967
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1967
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1967
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 1967 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1967 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1967 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by John Frankenheimer