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Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

Drama · 1969

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.

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Downhill Racer

“How fast must a man go to get from where he's at?”

1969 Drama 1h 41m

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5.9 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Michael Ritchie

Written by

James Salter

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

David Chappellet

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Eugene Claire

Camilla Sparv

Camilla Sparv

Carole Stahl

Karl Michael Vogler

Karl Michael Vogler

Machet

Jim McMullan

Jim McMullan

Johnny Creech

Kathleen Crowley

Kathleen Crowley

American Newspaper Woman

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Mayo

Court is in session

Put Downhill Racer on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.