Rent Downhill Racer (1969)
3.3 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
- Director Michael Ritchie's (The Golden Child) debut film is a tense and taut look at the world of Olympic skiing. Robert Redford is the hero, a handsome loner from Idaho Springs, Colorado, bent on making it to the top of the heap. As the pressure and tension build, Redford handles himself well, learning in the process how fleeting and lonely fame can be. Redford is well cast as the all-American boy chasing his dream, and Gene Hackman is excellent as the tough and demanding American ski coach.
- Actors:
- Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler, Jim McMullan, Kathleen Crowley, Dabney Coleman, Kenneth Kirk, Oren Stevens, Jerry Dexter, Walter Stroud, Carole Carle, Rip McManus, Joe Jay Jalbert, Tom J. Kirk, Robin Hutton-Potts, Heini Schuler, Peter Rohr, Arnold Alpiger, Eddie Waldburger
- Directors:
- Michael Ritchie
- Producers:
- Richard Gregson
- Writers:
- James Salter, Oakley Hall
- Others:
- Katharine Ross
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- A History of Sports Films (Winter Edition), A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
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