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Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Ford v Ferrari poster
Directed by
James Mangold
Genre
drama film, action film, biographical film, sport film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
2h 32m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 9,090 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles are hired by Henry Ford II to build a car that can beat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1966. They work against corporate obstacles and tight deadlines to create a race car and compete.

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What happens

Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans '66 in some European countries) is a 2019 American biographical sports drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller. It stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale, with Jon Bernthal, Caitríona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon in supporting roles. The plot follows a determined team of American and English engineers and designers, led by automotive designer Carroll Shelby and his English driver, Ken Miles, who are hired by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build a race car to defeat the perennially dominant Italian racing team Scuderia Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. Ford v Ferrari had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 15, 2019, by 20th Century Fox to critical and commercial success; critics praised the performances (particularly Bale and Damon), Mangold's direction, the editing, the sound design and the racing sequences, and it was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the ten best films of the year. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received four nominations, including Best Picture, and won Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing. Bale also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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