Documentary following the drivers of the 1973 Formula 1 SeasonDocumentary following the drivers of the 1973 Formula 1 SeasonDocumentary following the drivers of the 1973 Formula 1 Season
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- TriviaFocuses on the 1973 Formula 1 season, one of the deadliest in racing history.
- GoofsDuring the ending credits, British racing driver Tom Pryce's name is misspelled as "Pyrce". (1977 re-release only)
- Alternate versionsThis film was re-released in 1978 as "The Quick and the Dead" with footage of Tom Pryce's fatal crash in South Africa added to the opening and an extended "in memoriam" sequence added to the end and later released again as "Champions Forever: The Formula One Drivers.
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VERY dated, almost hard to watch
OK, so this was made in 1974, and, wow!, it shows! It's about 80% filler & time wasted. It's obvious the the producers & director deliberately include a lot of 70s risque crap.
What IS worthwhile is the 20% of material that shows racing, incidents, discussion of racing by the drivers, a tour of the Nurburgring with Jackie Stewart, and the display of just how primitive and chaotic F1 was at the time.
It was, compared to today, a poorly administered exercise in making rich people richer, and letting fragile egos of a few European men play with lives of drivers and the welfare of their families.
It's not a proud time for F1, and this documentary suffers mightily in retrospect for choices made to put style first over actual content. It is, maybe, an effort to celebrate excess for its own sake. At best - trying to be generous - it's an experience of F1 of the times, moreso than an exposition.
Fortunately, there are much better documentaries and far better resources for learning the history of F1.
What IS worthwhile is the 20% of material that shows racing, incidents, discussion of racing by the drivers, a tour of the Nurburgring with Jackie Stewart, and the display of just how primitive and chaotic F1 was at the time.
It was, compared to today, a poorly administered exercise in making rich people richer, and letting fragile egos of a few European men play with lives of drivers and the welfare of their families.
It's not a proud time for F1, and this documentary suffers mightily in retrospect for choices made to put style first over actual content. It is, maybe, an effort to celebrate excess for its own sake. At best - trying to be generous - it's an experience of F1 of the times, moreso than an exposition.
Fortunately, there are much better documentaries and far better resources for learning the history of F1.
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- jeffdstockton
- Jul 26, 2023
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