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John Frankenheimer's...

Grand Prix

( Catalog Number ML102183 )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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LaserDisc

Grand Prix
1966 - 161 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
GRAND PRIX is John Frankenheimer's film about the nine-leg world championship of Formula 1 auto racing, and stars James Garner as driver Pete Aron. During the opening race in Monaco, a collision sends Pete's car flying into the Monte Carlo harbor, and British driver Scott Stoddard (Brian Bedford) into a wall. While Pete survives unhurt, Scott may lose the use of his legs, and many hold Pete responsible. Jean-Pierre Sarti (Yves Montand), whose marital boredom has led to an affair with fashion editor Louse Frederickson (Eva-Marie Saint), wins the next race at Clermont-Ferrand. Afterwards Pete accepts the sponsorship of Japanese business magnate Izo Yamura (Toshiro Mifune), and begins to romance Stoddard's jaded young wife Pat (Jessica Walter). Pete wins the Belgian leg of the contest, but Sarti goes into a depression after skidding on a wet track and killing two children in a crash. After Pete also takes the German Grand Prix, Stoddard amazingly returns for the Dutch event, and, driving on sheer grit, pulls out a victory.  He proves it's no fluke by also winning  in Watkins Glen, N.Y. and in Mexico, making the championship competitive once again. Essentially a soap opera interspersed with racing footage,  the film's existence was ascribed by Frankenheimer to his fascination with the sport and a desire to spend time in Europe. That said, the racing sequences are still among the most realistic ever put on film, jammed with wide-angle helicopter shots, you-are-there car-mounted cameras, and then-fashionable split-screen sequences. GRAND PRIX is a definitely a film or racing fans.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
There's a few million dollars' worth of star power and a nickel's worth of plot in the lavish race-car melodrama Grand Prix. Among the participants in this annual cross-continent competition are characters played by James Garner, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford, and Antonio Sabato. Interested parties include Toshiro Mifune (his voice dubbed by Paul Frees), Adolfo Celi, and Claude Dauphin, while the women who agonize on the sidelines include Eva Marie Saint, Jessica Walter, and Franoise Hardy. The racing sequences are top-rank, cleverly utilizing those 1960s devices of helicopter angles and multiple screens. Oscars went to editor Frederic Steinkamp (among others) and the sound-effects supervisor Franklin E. Milton. Filmed on location, Grand Prix made back its cost about half a week into its run. --- Hal Erickson

Although in no setting could Grand Prix be considered a masterpiece of the cinema, viewers fortunate enough to catch it on a widescreen in a movie house will get a great deal more enjoyment than those watching it at home. Clearly, Grand Prix is the kind of movie that loses a lot when shrunk from its Cinerama/Super Panavision origins. Lionel Lindon's exciting cinematography is thrilling, and the p.o.v. shots from the driver's seat are something to experience. Even more important is the superb work done by the four-man editing team, which is largely responsible for creating suspense and chills throughout and which plays the key role in pacing the entire film. Throw in further exceptional technical work from the sound department and a cast that mostly ranges from solid to pretty damn good, and it's hard to see how the movie could miss. But ultimately Grand Prix doesn't make it into the winner's circle, largely because of a terribly pedestrian screenplay and uneven work from the gifted director John Frankenheimer. Frankenheimer plays Grand Prix's racing scenes for all their worth, but he doesn't put nearly enough effort into the half-baked dramatics that play out between them. Even so, it's worth sitting through the overlong Grand Prix to experience the joyrides. --- Craig Butler

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Cast for Grand Prix

James Garner - Pete Aron
Eva Marie Saint - Louise Frederickson
Yves Montand - Jean-Pierre Sarti
Toshiro Mifune - Izo Yamura
Brian Bedford - Scott Stoddard
Jessica Walter - Pat
Antonio Sabato - Nino Barlini
Franoise Hardy - Lisa
Adolfo Celi - Agostini Manetta
Claude Dauphin - Hugo Simon
Enzo Fiermonte - Guido
Genevive Page - Monique Delvaux Sarti
Jack Watson - Jeff Jordan
Donal O'Brien - Wallace Bennett
Jean Michaud - Children's father
Albert Remy - Surgeon at Monte Carlo
Ralph Michael - Mr. Stoddard
Alan Fordney - Sportcaster
Anthony Marsh - Sportcaster
Phil Hill - Tim Randolph
Graham Hill - Bob Turner
Joakim Bonnier
Jim Russell
Richie Ginther - John Hogarth
Arthur Howard - Claude
Bruce McLaren - Douglas McClendon
Jack Brabham
Evans Evans - Mrs. Tim Randolph
John Bryson - Photographer David

Crew for Grand Prix

John Frankenheimer - Director
Edward Lewis - Producer
Robert Alan Aurthur - Screenwriter
Bill Hanley - Screenwriter
William Hanley - Screenwriter
Lionel Lindon - Cinematographer
Maurice Jarre - Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Henry Berman - Editor
Stu Linder - Editor
Frank Santillo - Editor
Franz Steininger - Editor
Frederic Steinkamp - Editor
Richard Sylbert - Production Designer
Sydney Guilaroff - Costume Designer / Makeup
Guilaroff Giuliano - Makeup
Giuliano Laurenti - Makeup
Alfio Meniconi - Makeup
Milt Rice - Special Effects
Joakim Bonnier - Consultant/advisor
Richie Ginther - Consultant/advisor
Phil Hill - Consultant/advisor
Carroll Shelby - Consultant/advisor
Lucie Lichtig - Continuity

Awards for Grand Prix

Best Editing (win) Henry Berman 1966 Academy
Best Editing (win) Stu Linder 1966 Academy
Best Editing (win) Frank Santillo 1966 Academy
Best Editing (win) Frederic Steinkamp 1966 Academy
Best Sound (win) Franklin E. Milton 1966 Academy
Best Sound Effects (win) Daniel, Gordon 1966 Academy
Best Director (nom) John Frankenheimer 1966 Directors Guild of America
New Star of the Year - Female (nom) Jessica Walter 1966 Golden Globe

Feature Details

Title: Grand Prix
Feature Release Date: 1966
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 161 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

LD Release Date: 10 Jul 1991
Catalog Number: ML102183
UPC: 027616218360
ISBN: 0-7928-0692-1
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML102183
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Mega-Rare Widescreen, Dolby Surround Sound, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Jacket with some edge and shelf-wear

John Frankenheimer's...

Grand Prix

( Catalog Number ML102183 )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
LaserDisc

Grand Prix
1966 - 161 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
GRAND PRIX is John Frankenheimer's film about the nine-leg world championship of Formula 1 auto racing, and stars James Garner as driver Pete Aron. During the opening race in Monaco, a collision sends Pete's car flying into the Monte Carlo harbor, and British driver Scott Stoddard (Brian Bedford) into a wall. While Pete survives unhurt, Scott may lose the use of his legs, and many hold Pete responsible. Jean-Pierre Sarti (Yves Montand), whose marital boredom has led to an affair with fashion editor Louse Frederickson (Eva-Marie Saint), wins the next race at Clermont-Ferrand. Afterwards Pete accepts the sponsorship of Japanese business magnate Izo Yamura (Toshiro Mifune), and begins to romance Stoddard's jaded young wife Pat (Jessica Walter). Pete wins the Belgian leg of the contest, but Sarti goes into a depression after skidding on a wet track and killing two children in a crash. After Pete also takes the German Grand Prix, Stoddard amazingly returns for the Dutch event, and, driving on sheer grit, pulls out a victory.  He proves it's no fluke by also winning  in Watkins Glen, N.Y. and in Mexico, making the championship competitive once again. Essentially a soap opera interspersed with racing footage,  the film's existence was ascribed by Frankenheimer to his fascination with the sport and a desire to spend time in Europe. That said, the racing sequences are still among the most realistic ever put on film, jammed with wide-angle helicopter shots, you-are-there car-mounted cameras, and then-fashionable split-screen sequences. GRAND PRIX is a definitely a film or racing fans.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
There's a few million dollars' worth of star power and a nickel's worth of plot in the lavish race-car melodrama Grand Prix. Among the participants in this annual cross-continent competition are characters played by James Garner, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford, and Antonio Sabato. Interested parties include Toshiro Mifune (his voice dubbed by Paul Frees), Adolfo Celi, and Claude Dauphin, while the women who agonize on the sidelines include Eva Marie Saint, Jessica Walter, and Franoise Hardy. The racing sequences are top-rank, cleverly utilizing those 1960s devices of helicopter angles and multiple screens. Oscars went to editor Frederic Steinkamp (among others) and the sound-effects supervisor Franklin E. Milton. Filmed on location, Grand Prix made back its cost about half a week into its run. --- Hal Erickson

Although in no setting could Grand Prix be considered a masterpiece of the cinema, viewers fortunate enough to catch it on a widescreen in a movie house will get a great deal more enjoyment than those watching it at home. Clearly, Grand Prix is the kind of movie that loses a lot when shrunk from its Cinerama/Super Panavision origins. Lionel Lindon's exciting cinematography is thrilling, and the p.o.v. shots from the driver's seat are something to experience. Even more important is the superb work done by the four-man editing team, which is largely responsible for creating suspense and chills throughout and which plays the key role in pacing the entire film. Throw in further exceptional technical work from the sound department and a cast that mostly ranges from solid to pretty damn good, and it's hard to see how the movie could miss. But ultimately Grand Prix doesn't make it into the winner's circle, largely because of a terribly pedestrian screenplay and uneven work from the gifted director John Frankenheimer. Frankenheimer plays Grand Prix's racing scenes for all their worth, but he doesn't put nearly enough effort into the half-baked dramatics that play out between them. Even so, it's worth sitting through the overlong Grand Prix to experience the joyrides. --- Craig Butler

Thanks for Visiting DaDon's !

Reviews, Articles, Newsletter and Information for Movies on LaserDisc LD Laser Disc, LazerDisc.

Cast for Grand Prix

James Garner - Pete Aron
Eva Marie Saint - Louise Frederickson
Yves Montand - Jean-Pierre Sarti
Toshiro Mifune - Izo Yamura
Brian Bedford - Scott Stoddard
Jessica Walter - Pat
Antonio Sabato - Nino Barlini
Franoise Hardy - Lisa
Adolfo Celi - Agostini Manetta
Claude Dauphin - Hugo Simon
Enzo Fiermonte - Guido
Genevive Page - Monique Delvaux Sarti
Jack Watson - Jeff Jordan
Donal O'Brien - Wallace Bennett
Jean Michaud - Children's father
Albert Remy - Surgeon at Monte Carlo
Ralph Michael - Mr. Stoddard
Alan Fordney - Sportcaster
Anthony Marsh - Sportcaster
Phil Hill - Tim Randolph
Graham Hill - Bob Turner
Joakim Bonnier
Jim Russell
Richie Ginther - John Hogarth
Arthur Howard - Claude
Bruce McLaren - Douglas McClendon
Jack Brabham
Evans Evans - Mrs. Tim Randolph
John Bryson - Photographer David

Crew for Grand Prix

John Frankenheimer - Director
Edward Lewis - Producer
Robert Alan Aurthur - Screenwriter
Bill Hanley - Screenwriter
William Hanley - Screenwriter
Lionel Lindon - Cinematographer
Maurice Jarre - Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Henry Berman - Editor
Stu Linder - Editor
Frank Santillo - Editor
Franz Steininger - Editor
Frederic Steinkamp - Editor
Richard Sylbert - Production Designer
Sydney Guilaroff - Costume Designer / Makeup
Guilaroff Giuliano - Makeup
Giuliano Laurenti - Makeup
Alfio Meniconi - Makeup
Milt Rice - Special Effects
Joakim Bonnier - Consultant/advisor
Richie Ginther - Consultant/advisor
Phil Hill - Consultant/advisor
Carroll Shelby - Consultant/advisor
Lucie Lichtig - Continuity

Awards for Grand Prix

Best Editing (win) Henry Berman 1966 Academy
Best Editing (win) Stu Linder 1966 Academy
Best Editing (win) Frank Santillo 1966 Academy
Best Editing (win) Frederic Steinkamp 1966 Academy
Best Sound (win) Franklin E. Milton 1966 Academy
Best Sound Effects (win) Daniel, Gordon 1966 Academy
Best Director (nom) John Frankenheimer 1966 Directors Guild of America
New Star of the Year - Female (nom) Jessica Walter 1966 Golden Globe

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