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Downhill Racer

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Downhill Racer

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Action drama starring Robert Redford and Gene Hackman. When a skier is injured in a fall, David Chappellet, an ambitious downhill racer from Colorado, gains a coveted place in the United States team. Despite hostility from his father and a string of emotional entanglements, Chappellet is willing to gamble his life to attain his ultimate goal.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

This skiing potboiler from Robert Redford's production company, Wildwood, has the whiff of vanity about it. Redford stars as a handsome, egocentric skier who is groomed as Olympic champion by hard-headed coach Gene Hackman (who later complained of feeling like "a high-priced extra"). Inevitably, there is a girl (Camilla Sparv, former wife of Paramount chief Robert Evans), but the racing takes precedence over the plot, and the appeal of the film, directed by Michael Ritchie (making his feature debut) lies in the well-handled action sequences.

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Cast

rolenameDavid ChappelletRobert RedfordEugene ClaireGene HackmanCarole StahlCamilla SparvTommy ErbJoe Jay JalbertDK BryanTimothy KirkMayoDabney ColemanJohnny CreechJim McMullanTony KipsmithOren StevensMachetKarl Michael VoglerBruce DevoreRip McManusRon EngelJerry Dexter

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rolenameDirectorMichael Ritchie

Details

Theatrical distributor

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Released on

1970-04-03

Languages

English | German | French

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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