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Winning

Winning

Winning is... everything.

19695.92h 3m

Overview

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.

Directed by James Goldstone
Written by Howard Rodman
Produced by John Foreman
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $14.6M

Top Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Frank Capua

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Elora

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Lou Erding

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Charley

David Sheiner

David Sheiner

Leo Crawford

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Larry

Barry Ford

Barry Ford

Bottineau

Karen Arthur

Karen Arthur

Miss Dairy Queen

Bobby Unser

Bobby Unser

Himself

T

Tony Hulman

Himself

Themes & Keywords

sportsromantic rivalryrace car driverendurancerace car crashformula one (f1)motorsportworkplace rivalrace car driving

About Winning

Winning is a action, drama film released in 1969 exploring themes of sports, romantic rivalry, race car driver, endurance, race car crash, formula one (f1). Directed by James Goldstone, it stars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner. Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.

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