Grand Prix (1966)
Director
John Frankenheimer
Main cast
James Garner; Eva Marie Saint; Yves Montand; ToshirÅ Mifune; Brian Bedford
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Description
Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his team after a crash at Monaco that injures his teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for another team, and starts dating Stoddard's wife.
John Frankenheimer
Main cast
James Garner; Eva Marie Saint; Yves Montand; ToshirÅ Mifune; Brian Bedford
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Description
Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his team after a crash at Monaco that injures his teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for another team, and starts dating Stoddard's wife.
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