Downhill Racer (1969)
- Directed by
- Michael Ritchie
- Genre
- drama film, sport film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 111 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A talented but arrogant American skier joins the U.S. team competing in Europe. His obsessive drive for winning strains his relationships with teammates and a woman he gets involved with.
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What happens
Downhill Racer is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, and Camilla Sparv; it was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. Written by James Salter, based on Oakley Hall's 1963 novel The Downhill Racers, the film is about talented American downhill racer David Chappellet, who joins the U.S. Ski Team in Europe to compete in international skiing competitions. Downhill Racer was filmed on location in Kitzbühel and St. Anton, Austria; Wengen, Switzerland; Megève and Grenoble, France; and Boulder and Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States. The film received positive reviews upon its theatrical release; Roger Ebert called it "the best movie ever made about sports—without really being about sports at all". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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