DOWNHILL RACER [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1969
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: 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. In a beautifully understated performance, Redford is David Chappellet, a ruthlessly ambitious skier competing for Olympic gold with an underdog American team in Europe, and Gene Hackman provides tough support as the coach who tries to temper the upstart's narcissistic drive for glory. With a subtle screenplay by acclaimed novelist James Salter, Downhill Racer is a vivid character portrait buoyed by breathtakingly fast and furious imagery that brings the viewer directly into the mind of the competitor.;
• Cast: 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, Marco Walli, Jack Ballard, Robert Brendlin, Harald Dietl, Christian Doermer, Richard Egan, Michael Gempart, Rudi Gertsch, Walter Gnilka, Werner Heyking, Noam Pitlik, James Sandoe, Harald Schreiber, Alexander Stampfer, Ulrike von Zerboni, Michael Ritchie, James Salter, Oakley Hall, Richard Gregson, Brian Probyn, Richard A. Harris, Kenyon Hopkins, Elden Ruberg, Kevin Sutton, Ian Whittaker
• Director: Michael Ritchie
• Runtime: 1:42
• Company: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Wildwood International, Ltd., Paramount Home Entertainment, Inc., The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie