Grand Prix - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Grand Prix"
Grand Prix (1966)
Timing:
2:56 (176 min)
7.256/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Irene Howard
Casting
Editor
Stu Linder
Editor
Fredric Steinkamp
Editor
Frank Santillo
Editor
Production Design
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Stunt Driver
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunt Driver
Max Balchowsky
Stunt Driver
Tom Bamford
Stunt Driver
Makeup Artist
Giuliano Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Alfio Meniconi
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Jean-Georges Fontenelle
Camera Operator
John M. Stephens
Camera Operator
Hairstylist
Screenplay
Robert Alan Aurthur
Screenplay
First Assistant Editor
John Grover
First Assistant Editor
Lighting Technician
Special Effects
Robert Bonnig
Special Effects
Jeff Clifford
Special Effects
Jimmy Harris
Special Effects
Garth Inns
Special Effects
Milt Rice
Special Effects
Jimmy Ward
Special Effects
Jack Woodbridge
Special Effects
Assistant Director
Enrico Isacco
Assistant Director
Stephan Iscovescu
Assistant Director
Sam Itzkovitch
Assistant Director
Roger Simons
Assistant Director
Michael Jeffrey Adelman
Assistant Director
First Assistant Camera
Olivier Benoist
First Assistant Camera
Sound
Harry W. Tetrick
Sound
Sound Recordist
Roy Charman
Sound Recordist
Franklin Milton
Sound Recordist
Title Designer
James S. Pollak
Title Designer
Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
Additional Dialogue
William Hanley
Additional Dialogue
Editorial Consultant
Visual Effects Design Consultant
What's left behind the scenes
- The film also uses footage from real "Formula 1" races from the 1966 season; some racers played themselves, while others served as prototypes for the film's characters.
- 32 professional drivers participated in the filming of the movie. Five of them died in collisions on the track within two years of filming, and another five within ten years.
- Due to insufficient power, the engines couldn't realistically spin the wheels of the Formula 1 cars at the start, so for these scenes, the tires were coated with gasoline, resulting in a realistic spin and smoke.
- During the filming of one scene, at the direction of director John Frankenheimer (1930-2002), a van carrying tea for the extras had to be blown up. This was necessary to ensure that the crowd looked intently in the direction the director wanted at the crucial moment. In the editing, it was made to appear as if the viewers were gawking at a crash during the race.
- James Garner (1928-2014) performed all the driving scenes himself; he was not doubled by professional drivers hired for that purpose.
- Director John Frankenheimer refused to film the cars in slow motion and then speed up the film, believing that the average viewer would notice.
- All available 65mm Panavision cameras were used during filming.
- During the filming of one scene, Yves Montand (1922-1991) lost control of the car, it spun around, and from that moment on, Montand instinctively became afraid of high speeds. His racing car had to be towed on a cable at a maximum speed of 200 km/h, which suited Montand perfectly.
- James Garner was too tall for Formula 1 drivers. He only fit in the car if the driver's seat was removed, so the actor himself had to sit on a towel directly on the floor. In addition, due to the actor's height, the car's roll cage had to be changed so that it wouldn't appear lower than the pilot's head.
- All the actors involved in the film were specially trained to drive racing cars, but filming was particularly difficult for Brian Bedford (1935-2016) and Antonio Sapato (1943-2021), who had never driven a car before.
- During filming, Brian Bedford used Jackie Stewart’s helmet, who would later become a three-time world champion. Of the four actors, only Bedford didn’t drive, and that’s why he wears both glasses and a balaclava in all scenes where his character is shown behind the wheel.
- After Montana’s car flies off the track and falls off a cliff into the trees, the dying hero is pulled from the vehicle, having sustained injuries in the crash. In those days, Formula 1 cars were not equipped with seatbelts.
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