Le Mans

Le Mans (1971)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Release date

1971-06-23

Country

United States

Production

Solar Productions, Cinema Center Films

Genre

Action, Drama

Budget

$7 573 797

Revenue

$0

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Director

Lee H. Katzin

Actors

Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Fred Haltiner, Luc Merenda, Christopher Waite, Louise Edlind, Angelo Infanti, Jean-Claude Bercq
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Scenario

Harry Kleiner

Producer

Jack N. Reddish, Steve McQueen, Robert E. Relyea

Operator

Robert B. Hauser

Composer

Michel Legrand

Artist

Audition

Lynn Stalmaster

Editing

Donald W. Ernst, Ghislaine Desjonquères, John Woodcock
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• The film was shot during the 1970 Le Mans race.
• The idea for the film originated with Steve McQueen, who organized the financial consortium "Solar Production" and raised a budget of $11 million, which was a very large sum for that time.
• For filming, three "Porsche 917s", four "Ferrari 512Ss", four "Porsche 911s", two "Lola T70s", two "Chevron B16s", one "Ferrari 312P", "Porsche 908", and "Porsche 914", "Chevrolet Corvette", and "Ford GT40" were acquired.
• Drivers Herbert Linge and Jonathan Williams, piloting a "Porsche 908/2" with three cameras on board, entered the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest cinematographers.
• Episodes featuring the rivalry between "Porsche" and "Ferrari" were filmed after the races had already taken place. The film crew used several cars for the background and filmed the competitors' struggle in close-up.
• In the crash scenes with "Ferrari" and "Porsche" cars, re-bodied "Lola T70s", which were much cheaper, were used instead.
• The film was shot during the 1970 Le Mans race.
• The idea for the film came from Steve McQueen, who also organized the financial community "Solar Production" and raised a budget of $11 million, which was a very large sum for that time.
• For filming, three "Porsche 917s", four "Ferrari 512Ss", four "Porsche 911s", two "Lola T70s", two "Chevron B16s", one "Ferrari 312P", "Porsche 908", and "Porsche 914", a "Chevrolet Corvette", and a "Ford GT40" were purchased.
• Drivers Herbert Linge and Jonathan Williams, piloting a "Porsche 908/2" equipped with three cameras, entered the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest cinematographers.
• Footage of the confrontation between "Porsche" and "Ferrari" was filmed after the races. The film crew used several cars for the background and filmed close-ups of the rivals' struggle.
• In scenes with crashes involving "Ferrari" and "Porsche", modified "Lola T70" cars were used instead, as they were much cheaper.