Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 67Audiences 57GoodWatch 56
Metascore70
Tomatometer63%
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb6.1
Audience score48%
Box office
2.9×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $15 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for action movies, +15 min on the typical 108
typical 108123Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1969
May 22, 1969
57 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
and 16 more29 people
- Paul NewmanFrank Capua
- Joanne WoodwardElora Capua
- Robert WagnerLou Erding
- Richard ThomasCharley Capua
- David SheinerLeo Crawford
- Clu GulagerLarry
- Barry FordLes Bottineau
- Karen ArthurMiss Dairy Queen
Bobby UnserHimself- THTony HulmanHimself
- BGBobby GrimaltHimself (uncredited)
Dan GurneyHimself (uncredited)- RMRoger McCluskeyHimself (uncredited)
- AEAllen EmersonDesk Clerk (uncredited)
- RBRay BallardTrombone Player (uncredited)
Harry BaschThe Stranger (uncredited)
John BryantWell-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)
Robert ShayneWell-Wisher at Indy Victory (uncredited)- MCMarianna CaseMotorcycle Girl (uncredited)
- TCTony ClaytonThe Girl (uncredited)
- CMCarolyn McNicholParty Girl (uncredited)
- SMStephen MitchellMechanic at Riverside (uncredited)
Paulene MyersCleaning Woman (uncredited)
Charles SeelEshovo (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- James Goldstone Director
- Skip Cosper Assistant Director
- Marie Kenney Script Supervisor
- Earl J. Bellamy Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Howard Rodman Screenplay
Production · 6
- John Foreman Producer
- Paul Newman Co-Executive Producer
- George Santoro Associate Producer
- Annabelle King Production Assistant
- Wallace Worsley Jr. Production Supervisor
- Arthur S. Newman Jr. Unit Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Richard Moore Director of Photography
- Steve Rez Key Grip
- Larry Gianneschi III Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Edward A. Biery Editor
- Richard C. Meyer Editor
Sound · 6
- Dave Grusin Music
- Ronald Pierce Sound
- Bettie Mosher Music Editor
- Waldon O. Watson Sound
- Stanley Wilson Music Supervisor
- James T. Porter Sound
Art · 5
- John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration
- Joe Alves Art Direction
- Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
- John J. Lloyd Art Direction
- George Milo Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Edith Head Costume Design
- Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
- Larry Germain Hairstylist
Other crew · 3
- Bob Bondurant Technical Advisor
- Alby Thomas Transportation Coordinator
- Frank Brendel Special Effects
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