Clegg Thora Hird. He even gets a few bob thrown at him by a passing horseman.Already you can see with the broadcast of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine, that Seymour talks about Compo's mother like he met her when he was a total stranger to Compo and Clegg in Uncle of the Bride.This is a mish mash of an episode aimed to keep the stuntmen busy. Offers. Downhill Racer is a quite significant journey out of my comfort zone because, as I've mentioned once or twice, I hate sports movies. 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 Sylvester Stallone Harald Dietl Christian Doermer Michael Gempart Walter Gnilka Werner Heyking Noam Pitlik, El descenso de la muerte, Os Amantes do Perigo, Schußfahrt, La descente infernale, 101 mins Little suspense or doubt, • The downhill skiing cinematography were exciting, using mostly handheld…, Michael Ritchie's work in the 70's seemed to focus on competition and what it does to us a humans. Seymour has Compo and Norman transplant a large fir tree, then invents grass skiing. Receive a $10 Reward. As the pressure and tension build, Redford handles himself well, learning in the process how fleeting and lonely fame can be. Michael Ritchie is better than this. If you want to continue to explore the fascinating world of "WandaVision," we have you covered with some inspired recommendations. Film data from TMDb. Unable to separate personal issues from his training, David stops at nothing to ensure that he alone is the best, threatening the success of the team. and there's an inexplicable sadness to him. he's playing a guy who is mega dedicated to his craft but is also dumb as hell and only good at one thing. Cast & Crew. Cast Robert Redford David Chappellet Gene Hackman Eugene Claire Camilla Sparv Carole Stahl Karl Michael Vogler Machet Jim McMullan Johnny Creech Christian Doermer Brumm Kathleen Crowley American Newspaperwoman Dabney Coleman Mayo Kenneth Kirk D.K. white linen pants 4. blue jeans 4a. I admire what Ritchie's attempting here, but this is maybe the thinnest New Hollywood anti-hero character study I've ever seen. felt like the camera operator might die at any moment. With Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler. Decent. Camilla Sparv Carole Stahl . This movie made me give a shit about skiing for 100 minutes, so it does have that going for it. other than inner turmoil. Ivy replies cattily 'got it cracked then haven't you.'. Buy tickets. Director Michael Ritchie's (The Golden Child) debut film is a tense and taut look at the world of Olympic skiing. Doesn't help that Ursula Meier made a superior version of basically the same movie many years later, using running instead of skiing (Strong Shoulders). Sonny Bono-jokes aside, this kind of thing happens. G. Gene Hackman. It's doubly galling because the most striking moments in the film occur when there's nothing to hear except the sounds of skis cutting through snow, or (in the case of two very important moments in the film's conclusion) nothing to hear at all. DOWNHILL RACER is probably the most subtle of the group. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. With Michael Aldridge, Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Thora Hird. Sporting drama with Robert Redford as a young hotshot skier who joins the US skiing team and clashes with it's coach, Gene Hackman. Marina Robert Fyfe. Downhill Racer . Still, I prefer that to movies that shamelessly manipulate emotion. Robert Redford David Chappellet . Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel The Downhill Racers by Oakley Hall, the film is about a talented downhill skier who joins the United States ski team in Europe to compete in international skiing competitions. Every 4 Tickets = $5 For You. Rated PG • 101 minutes. There's a number of…, *Updated 1/15/21* Working my way through the entire Criterion Collection one spine number at a time. Find movie and film cast and crew information for Downhill Racer (1969) - Michael Ritchie on AllMovie : Kenneth Kirk. Interesting sports movie. A.V. blue jeans tucked into cowboy boots (!!)5. An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics. Dabney Coleman Mayo. Director Michael Ritchie's (The Golden Child) debut film is a tense and taut look at the world of Olympic skiing. Eugene Claire. Full Cast & Crew: Downhill Racer (1988) Cast (14) Michael Aldridge. Machet: Karl Michael Vogler. Same film but Donald Trump is the lead. (13 Nov 1988). I watched this during a marathon and it nearly knocked me out cold because of boredom. Downhill Racer. However, featuring two of the greatest actors the world has ever seen-Gene Hackman and Robert Redford, can makeup for other shortcomings. Cast. Also some New Years…, Just a list of some pretty cool movie posters on the LB database. Michael Ritchie's film may not be the most original when it comes to story but the skiing sequences are spectacular. FFO: Leather walkie-talkie cases, 60s airports, lodge fireside wallpapers, ski team travelwear, tactile sports broadcasting equipment, snowdrift plains, ski-shoe buckles, pre-race leg rubs, those tiny european cars designed to cut through snow, single-pane mountainside cafes, turtlenecks, sports jackets, goggle-steam, high altitude fog lakes. The vast majority of films of this kind I have ever seen have exactly the same tedious outcome of triumph over adversity, the same predictable procession of events almost every single sodding time. I love sports but I hate sports movies. They're moments devoted to capturing the angle of a glance, the curve of a smile, an embarrassed silence. I spent most of this film trying to think up a really good pun one-liner to start this review off, but I just couldn't think of the perfect one and that piste me off. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Astonishing Alpine location photography and a young Robert Redford in one of his earliest starring roles are just two of the visual splendors of Downhill Racer, the visceral debut feature of Michael Ritchie. Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Jim McMullan. Even for a madcap inventor it is a daft idea.Louis Emerick makes his first appearance as the policeman in the panda car with PC Walsh who already made an appearance several years earlier.The funniest moment is when Nora, Ivy and Glenda are gossiping in the cafe. DRAMA. Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100), (almost) every title from worldscinema.org. Here is an up-to-date…, Jayce Fryman 18,683 films 3,229 102 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. Read More. Edie Jane Freeman. Gene Hackman brings a fine degree of maturity and gravitas to his performance as a coach and counterbalance to Redford’s angsty Olympian, while retaining a youthful and hip presence on screen. I love love Christmas and Christmas movies!! Howard Louis Emerick. Carole Stahl. Cast. D.K. Released November 6th, 1969, 'Downhill Racer' stars Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael VoglerThe movie has a runtime of … Downhill Racer DRAMA In this acclaimed, tense look at the world of Olympic skiing, Robert Redford is a ruthlessly ambitious skier going for the gold with an underdog American team in Europe. Nora states 'tidy and unattractive is the soundest base for an unblemished reputation.' Use the HTML below. Christian Doermer Brumm. high speed grain winter olympic aktion shutter film, absolutely dangles itself over a cliffside, knowing its playing purely into my specific proclivities, i walk off the edge without missing a step.enigmatic sport films with nothing but the vistas and team kits and blue reporter lips and tinted goggles of ski slope majesty. & because it's used so infrequently, the moments it does horn in on proceedings cause it to be that much more noticeable. Essentially, they take so much of what I love about sport, that being the unpredictability and the unknown, flush it away and…. Gene Hackman. Gene Hackman Eugene Claire . The prodigious hot-shot skier with an aversion to teamwork is played by the tall glass of water Robert Redford in a sports film that has all the clichés. Later Seymour has an idea of going downhill skiing with tea trays attached to their feet. And the poster rules. long johns under his khaki pants 2. skin tight ski pants (!!)3. 60's motifs and colour codes of training bags, flashes of team design in ski gloves and turtlenecks, robust old industry timers forced onto grained footage of skiers turning into 12 frames at the once. Mayo: Dabney Coleman. Downhill Racer is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. Enjoy!!! 2 of 2 people found this review helpful. I haven't seen most of these movies.…. C. Camilla Sparv. A (never-ending?) the sheer beauty of this film could feel like the filmmaking is being done by lifting a pinky finger but this is so esoteric, existential, lost in its desire for something it doesnt want that it accidentally sculpts itself into the most truly honest to god cold-hearted Emo Sportsboy film ever. More details at David Chappellet. 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