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Winning (1969)

Winning poster
Directed by
James Goldstone
Genre
drama film, action film, sport film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A race car driver chases his dream of winning the Indianapolis 500. He faces personal struggles alongside the high-speed competition.

tensefast-paceddeterminedmelancholicpersonalemotionalclassicsports-focused

What happens

Winning is a 1969 American Panavision action drama sports film directed by James Goldstone and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Robert Wagner. The film is about a race car driver who aspires to win the Indianapolis 500. A number of race car drivers and people associated with racing appear in the film, including Bobby Unser, Tony Hulman, Bobby Grim, Dan Gurney, Roger McCluskey, and Bruce Walkup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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