American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 2... Read allAmerican car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 26 wins & 88 nominations total
- Mollie Miles
- (as Caitriona Balfe)
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Did you know
- TriviaTo prepare for his role, Christian Bale took race driving lessons at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School. The school's founder had been a friend of nm10752160, so Bale got to hear stories of the 1960s racing scene. Robert Nagle, Bale's instructor and the film's stunt coordinator, called Bale "hands down the best actor I've ever trained."
- GoofsIn real life, Enzo Ferrari sold 50% of his company to Fiat S.p.A. in 1969, not in 1963 after declining Ford Motor Company's buyout offer.
- Quotes
Carroll Shelby: [narration] There's a point at 7,000 RPM... where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. Just disappears. And all that's left is a body moving through space and time. 7,000 RPM. That's where you meet it. You feel it coming. It creeps up on you, close in your ear. Asks you a question. The only question that matters. Who are you?
- Crazy creditsEpilogue: "Revered by racing fans worldwide, Ken Miles was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame. Carroll Shelby became one of the most successful and celebrated sports car designers in history. The Ford GT40, developed by Shelby and Miles, won Le Mans in 1966, 1968 and 1969. It remains the only American built car ever to win the 24 hours of Le Mans."
- ConnectionsFeatured in CTV News at Noon Toronto: Episode dated 9 September 2019 (2019)
This is an old fashion rip roaring good times. Damon and Bale are great. All the actors are great whether it's Tracy Letts being told that he's not Henry Ford or the villainy of Josh Lucas. It's a solid sports underdog story. It's fun like Caitriona Balfe driving crazy. The race is thrilling. It is a perfectly made old fashion movie.
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- Also known as
- Contra lo imposible
- Filming locations
- Savannah, Georgia, USA(Circuit de la Sarthe)
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Box office
- Budget
- $97,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $117,624,357
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,474,958
- Nov 17, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $225,508,210
- Runtime2 hours 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1