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Grand Prix Director: John Frankenheimer Cast: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune

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  • DVD Release Date: 07/11/2006
  • Original Release: 1966
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 1,661

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Disc 1:
New digital transfer from restored 65mm elements with the soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; theatrical trailer.
Disc 2
Four new documentaries, including "Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix," "Flat Out: Formula One in the Sixties," "The Style and Sound of Speed" (a look at the style of Saul Bass and the film's sound design), "Brands Hatch: Behind the Checkered Flag" (a behind-the-scenes tour of the raceway used in the movie); 1960s-vintage behind-the-scenes featurette, "Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions"; Speed Channel promo.

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Disc #1 -- Grand Prix, Pt. 1
1. Overture [4:36]
2. Credits [4:13]
3. Monte Carlo [4:28]
4. Absence of Imagination [4:03]
5. Gearbox Trouble [4:24]
6. Teammates Crash [2:54]
7. Tired [4:36]
8. The One Who's Finished [4:56]
9. The Wife Connection [4:00]
10. Only Winning [3:17]
11. What Do You Do? [2:05]
12. Manetta's Assessment [3:16]
13. Tentative Arrangements [6:33]
14. In Name Only [4:12]
15. Making Comparisons [2:06]
16. I Like to Be Free [4:01]
17. Eyes on the Race [3:26]
18. Shared Lives [5:02]
19. Yamura's New Driver [3:45]
20. Two Trysts [1:40]
21. Right to the Point [3:50]
22. Trophy Room [3:27]
23. Reunion [2:35]
24. Racing in the Rain [5:48]
25. Tragedy and Victory [7:22]
26. Intermission [3:33]
Disc #2 -- Grand Prix, Pt. 2
27. Entr'acte [1:36]
28. Back Behind the Wheel [4:24]
29. Bloody Marvel [7:01]
30. British Grand Prix [3:19]
31. Ball of Fire [5:34]
32. Still Wanted [3:12]
33. Those Who Need [4:18]
34. Fallen From Grace [2:52]
35. Retirement Decision [4:01]
36. Tired of This Farce [2:19]
37. Those Terrible Words [5:04]
38. To Greece and Hell [2:08]
39. Slow Start [2:43]
40. Through the Pack [4:58]
41. Life More Intensely [5:05]
42. Sarti's Crash [3:44]
43. Black and Checkered Flags [3:26]
44. Triumph in Shadow [4:12]
45. Cast List [:58]

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Editorial Reviews

Director John Frankenheimer, a Hollywood master of action and adventure films, vividly captures all the excitement of the Grand Prix auto racing circuit in this supercharged 1966 spectacular. James Garner portrays the principal American competitor, relentlessly focused on winning. Yves Montand plays a married French contestant who becomes attached to American divorcée Eva Marie Saint, while Brian Bedford turns in a memorable performance as a contender whose compulsion to ace the championship threatens to ruin his marriage to American actress-model Jessica Walter. Wisely, Frankenheimer imparts a semi-documentary quality to his depiction of the tension-filled races, breathtaking events that play out on Grand Prix courses throughout Europe and the U.S. He also successfully employs the split-screen technique to depict the simultaneous reactions of the principal drivers. The competition’s scope lends an epic feel of sorts to Grand Prix but it’s a tribute to Frankenheimer’s directorial ability that the drama inherent to the races doesn’t overwhelm the story’s human aspects, which focus on romantic entanglements of the principal competitors. A winner of three Academy Awards (for Sound, Editing, and Special Effects), this lengthy but fast-paced drama still holds up as rousing entertainment, especially for those with widescreen TVs that allow the film’s virtuosic cinematography and editing to shine. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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This is a Movie for the Real Movie Collector,another Movie to get along with this is Lemans.by TripOK

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March 20, 2009: This movie was released in the 60's and when it was first released the theatre was packed.

It had an Intermission,and a Recall to inform you when to return to the movie,that the Intermission was coming to an end.

This movie just like Lemans put you in the Drivers Seat.

If this came out in Blu-ray,the Effects Would bo ,"OUTSTANDING!"

This Movie has Steve McQueen,and he did his own driving.

As Must for Steve McQueen Fans.

Simply Epicby Anonymous

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September 05, 2006: No other "racing" film comes close to approaching Grand Prix, as the direction, cinematography, acting, and the story itself are head and shoulders above the rest. More so than any other movie, Grand Prix captures the intensity, glamour and tragedy of motorsports. I am certain that I am not alone in stating that this film was a major reason for my own dreams as a young boy to become a formula car racing driver, and though that effort ultimately failed, my life was made richer by having been so inspired. After you watch Grand Prix, if you don't understand why, I'll never be able to explain it. Having earned Enzo Ferrari's personal blessings, Grand Prix is simply epic!


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