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Le Mans

Le Mans

Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country. The country is France. The drive is at 200 MPH!

19716.81h 44m

Overview

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Written by Harry Kleiner
Produced by Jack N. Reddish
Box OfficeBudget: $7.5M0

Top Cast

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Michael Delaney

Siegfried Rauch

Siegfried Rauch

Erich Stahler

Elga Andersen

Elga Andersen

Lisa Belgetti

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

David Townsend

F

Fred Haltiner

Johann Ritter

Luc Merenda

Luc Merenda

Claude Aurac

C

Christopher Waite

Larry Wilson

Louise Edlind

Louise Edlind

Anna Ritter

Angelo Infanti

Angelo Infanti

Lugo Abratte

J

Jean-Claude Bercq

Paul-Jacques Dion

Themes & Keywords

sense of guiltroad triple mansrace car driverrace car crashmotorsportfactualenthusiastic

About Le Mans

Le Mans is a action, drama film released in 1971 exploring themes of sense of guilt, road trip, le mans, race car driver, race car crash, motorsport. Directed by Lee H. Katzin, it stars Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen. Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

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