Grand Prix

1966 · directed by John Frankenheimer

Rating

76/100

Hit

no

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.

Grand Prix (1966), directed by John Frankenheimer, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• James Garner
• Eva Marie Saint
• Yves Montand
• Toshirō Mifune
• Brian Bedford
• Jessica Walter
• Antonio Sabàto
• Françoise Hardy
• Adolfo Celi
• Claude Dauphin

Crew

• Lionel Lindon — Director of Photography
• Frank Santillo — Editor
• Fredric Steinkamp — Editor
• Henry Berman — Editor
• Stu Linder — Editor
• Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer
• Robert Alan Aurthur — Screenplay
• John Frankenheimer — Writer

More from John Frankenheimer

1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) — 93/100 · hit
2. Path to War (2003) — 82/100 · hit
3. The Train (1964) — 81/100 · hit
4. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — 79/100
5. Seven Days in May (1964) — 79/100
6. Seconds (1966) — 75/100

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