its one a never tire of. (its even letterboxed on AMC)

its got it all: the cars, the sounds, the girls, great actors and drivers.

i can almost smell it!

i sure would enjoy seeing it on a 70mm bigscreen. the fox here in atlanta has a summer seris that showcases big films. i would like to see GP or ben-hur, or 2001-SO, or similar. the last one i caught there was Ali's "when we were kings".

i usually attend at least one historic racing event per year, and seeing the old iron on the track is always a thrill.

PS- the IMAX movie "Speedway" is also very good. its a mario andretti showcase and uses alot of vintage indy iron.

PSS- im pretty sure that i read that james garner was "hauled" behind a film truck for his incar scenes.

Dude, get your facts straight! Garner was pretty much the only one that did his own driving, even though he's wearing Chris Amon's helmet. Brian Bedford was the actor that wouldn't even get into the car for the driving scenes, that's why his nomex balaklava is always pulled up in the cockpit. Yves Montand was so freaked out after a spin in the Ferrari that he was towed by one of the GT-40 film cars.

Can you tell, I love that movie.

For you HDTV owners with access to inHD cable channel, they're showing the IMAX version of Andretti's Speedway in HD this month.

Way back when that picture was just released, I was in New York city with my folks......The were nice enough to take us kids to see the "new" racing film....
The theatre was a giant movie house, complete with AT LEAST 3 balconies
The FANTASTIC thing was that the film was PROJECTED onto a 180 degree SCREEN...ie; 1/2 in the round.

We sat in one of the first dozen rows or so and I was AMAZED.
LOUD and COOL...........This was at a time that Jim Clark was (if I recall correctly) still alive and one of the finest racers of them all!
Too bad that I missed this post until today.....oh well...that film does NOT screen too often.
see ya, spo out.

The film was one of the "Cinerama" films shot in 70mm. The great elements of the film is that it opens on the streets of Monte Carlo and really conveys what a tough circuit it is, on the driver and the machines. Then it covers circuits that are just part of history, like Spa, Zandervoot, and the bankings of Monza. Finally, the cameo appearances of Hill, Surtees, Rindt, Clark, Brabham, Bonner and Gurney are reminders of the age of great drivers.

Thrillbilly,
Your idea of a "big screen" and mine are somewhat different. I do not wish to watch anything on a 70mm screen. At somewhat under 3 inches that just isn't enough!

Sorry, I couldn't resist ribbing you.

'Grand Prix" on Blu-Ray being released today. The release is from an original 65mm Super Panavision (Cinerama) print, so it may be the best release in terms of image quality.

great movie.....

Awesome movie. I own it on DVD, and my buddy and I watched it and LeMans back to back recently. THAT was racing!!!

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Was this made after "le manz" with Steve McQueen

I haven't watched GP in years, I'm downloading it now.

Before, in 1966.

In the opening scenes of the race at Monte Carlo, "in car" shots of the race were by arrangement with race officials. Phil Hill was allowed to drive along on the first lap of the actual race in a camera car . . . which if you watch carefully, he manages to pass Dan Gurney during the race, which is no simple feat in Monaco.

I was just watching it, makes me want to go vintage racing.

Speaking of Steve McQueen . . . apparently during the pre-production of "Grand Prix" another studio was also developing a Formula One major motion picture, starring Steve. There was wrangling between the various teams and drivers about which film they were going to be in, including the "privateers." Colin Chapman and Lotus signed onto the McQueen project, which explains why BRM is the UK team in "Grand Prix" and why Brian Beford, who bears a close resemblance to Jim Clark, was using Jackie Stewart's helmet. His character's name "Stoddard" was likely chosen to be phonetically close to "Stewart" so that the actual race's announcements could be cleanly overdubbed, like:

Aron - Amon
Stoddard - Stewart
Sarti - Surtees
Barlini -Bandini