Underplayed Gems

The Racing Scene (1969)

The Racing Scene poster
Directed by
Andy Sidaris
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
G
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This 1969 documentary follows actor James Garner and his auto racing team. It shows Garner's involvement with the cars and crew during a few racing seasons in the late 1960s.

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What happens

The Racing Scene is a 1969 documentary film about actor James Garner and his auto racing team, directed by Andy Sidaris. The picture offers a glimpse of Garner's role and the teams and cars he sponsored during the middle of three years (1968-1970) his American International Racing team campaigned over a variety of racing series. The Racing Scene was the first film directed by Sidaris, whose background at that time had been in sports telecasting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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