A racing driver loses his nerves after several crashesA racing driver loses his nerves after several crashesA racing driver loses his nerves after several crashes
Lynne Cole
- Jackie
- (as Lyn Cole)
Lucky Casner
- Self
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBoth Ronald Curram and Glyn Houston are dubbed.
- GoofsDuring the Sebring race, the two drivers fighting for the lead are Greg Rafferty, driving a birdcage Maserati; and Carlo Zaraga, driving a production Corvette - a much slower car that wouldn't have been competitive with the birdcage Maserati in a real race.
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Black & White predecessor to "Grand Prix"
I don't think the other reviewers do justice to this movie. The racing scenes are excellent, plenty good enough to give you a feel for how terrifying it is to drive at high speed. It's second only to 1966's "Grand Prix" which had the luxury of color, a bigger budget and newer technology.
Plot-wise, you can only do so much with a racing story. No one avoids the cliches. This plot is at least as good as "Grand Prix". The real attraction here is the cast and the cars.
Bill Travers is excellent as the older racing driver, Syd James is always top-notch, and Ed Begley for once is not over the top in his acting. The supporting cast is all fine and believable. We even get a cameo of Jack Brabham, real life three time formula one champion.
All the cars shown are fun to see nowadays. There are lots of Triumph Heralds, which were even sold in the USA in the 60's, a Triumph 2 or 3, what look like Jaguar D-types, and many more I don't recognize.
The climactic race at the Mille Miglia has a lot of hair-raising scenes of racing on regular roads through towns and along cliffs. I looked on Wikipedia and the race was discontinued in 1957 after one too many fatal crashes, so the movie does not exaggerate the danger.
Well worth a watch.
Plot-wise, you can only do so much with a racing story. No one avoids the cliches. This plot is at least as good as "Grand Prix". The real attraction here is the cast and the cars.
Bill Travers is excellent as the older racing driver, Syd James is always top-notch, and Ed Begley for once is not over the top in his acting. The supporting cast is all fine and believable. We even get a cameo of Jack Brabham, real life three time formula one champion.
All the cars shown are fun to see nowadays. There are lots of Triumph Heralds, which were even sold in the USA in the 60's, a Triumph 2 or 3, what look like Jaguar D-types, and many more I don't recognize.
The climactic race at the Mille Miglia has a lot of hair-raising scenes of racing on regular roads through towns and along cliffs. I looked on Wikipedia and the race was discontinued in 1957 after one too many fatal crashes, so the movie does not exaggerate the danger.
Well worth a watch.
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- charles-p-hall
- Feb 24, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der grüne Sturzhelm
- Filming locations
- Savoy Place, Westminster, London, England, UK(Greg arrives by car at the Savoy Hotel)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $378,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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