Downhill Racer (1969) - film review

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Downhill Racer is an American film first released in 1969, directed by Michael Ritchie. The film is based on a novel by Oakley Hall and stars Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Joe Jay Jalbert and Tom J. Kirk. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Michael Ritchie
Script: Oakley Hall (novel), James Salter
Photo: Brian Probyn
Music: Kenyon Hopkins
Cast: Robert Redford (David Chappellet), Gene Hackman (Eugene Claire), Camilla Sparv (Carole Stahl), Joe Jay Jalbert (Tommy Erb), Tom J. Kirk (Stiles), Dabney Coleman (Mayo), Jim McMullan (Johnny Creech), Oren Stevens (Tony Kinsmith), Karl Michael Vogler (Machet), Rip McManus (Bruce Devore), Jerry Dexter (Ron Engel), Kenneth Kirk (D. K. Bryan), Arnold Alpiger (Hinsch), Jack Ballard (Candy Vendor), Robert Brendlin (Announcer), Carole Carle (Lena), Kathleen Crowley (American Newspaper Woman), Harald Dietl (Journalist), Christian Doerman (Brumm), Michael Gempart (Hotel Receptionist), Rudi Gertsch (Selznick), Walter Gnilka (Austrian Journalist), Werner Heyking (Helgerson), Robin Hutton-Potts (Gabriel), Noam Pitlik (T.V. Announcer), Peter Rohr (Boyriven), James Sandoe (Spectator), Harald Schreiber (Oliviera), Heini Schuler (Meier), Alexander Stampfer (Skier No. 16), Walter Stroud (Mr. Chappellet), Ulrike von Zerboni (Jeanine), Eddie Waldburger (Haas), Marco Walli (Istel), Richard Egan (Extra in bar scene), Natalie Wood (Extra)
Country: USA
Language: English / German / French
Runtime: 101 min

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