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Downhill Racer

Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.

Director

Michael Ritchie

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paramount Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 5 nominations total

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Chappellet

Claire

Carole

Machet

Karl Michael Vogler

Creech

Reporter

Kathleen Crowley

Mayo

D.K.

Kipsmith

Engel

Mr. Chappellet

Lena

Devore

Tommy Erb

Joe Jay Jalbert

Stiles

Gabriel

Robin Hutton-Potts

Meier

Boyriven

Hinsch

Haas

Eddie Waldburger

Istel

Candy Vendor

Announcer

Robert Brendlin

Journalist

Brumm

Christian Doermer

Hotel Receptionist

Michael Gempart

Selznick

Austrian Journalist

Helgerson

T.V. Announcer

Spectator

Oliviera

Harald Schreiber

Skier No. 16

Alexander Stampfer

Jeanine

Ulrike von Zerboni

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Claire Chappellet Mr. Chappellet Creech Mayo

- How'd you do?
- Half a second slower than Hinsch. - Downhill Racer

- How'd you do? - Half a second slower than Hinsch.

He's still under morphine - Downhill Racer

He's still under morphine

Trans World Airlines announces - Downhill Racer

Trans World Airlines announces

What? - Downhill Racer

No, I don't want a reservation.
I have a reservation. - Downhill Racer

No, I don't want a reservation. I have a reservation.

You know what that is? - Downhill Racer

You know what that is?

Hey, where do you know Mayo from? - Downhill Racer

Hey, where do you know Mayo from?

- Chappellet? Johnny Creech.
- Yeah, I know. - Downhill Racer

- Chappellet? Johnny Creech. - Yeah, I know.

- Not bad.
- Too much style. - Downhill Racer

- Not bad. - Too much style.

- What do you have?
- 28.8. - Downhill Racer

- What do you have? - 28.8.

- Time for number one.
- L. Brown, 2:31.39. - Downhill Racer

- Time for number one. - L. Brown, 2:31.39.

Time run for team USA, 2:31.51 seconds. - Downhill Racer

Time run for team USA, 2:31.51 seconds.

Alec? - Downhill Racer

Look you finished fourth in one race Don't expect to be given the world - Downhill Racer

Look you finished fourth in one race Don't expect to be...

He's off. The American team's last real
chance in these FIS World Championships. - Downhill Racer

He's off. The American team's last real chance in ...

His interval time is 1:08. - Downhill Racer

His interval time is 1:08.

If I could have started five places ahead just five - Downhill Racer

If I could have started five places ahead just five

All right, that's it. - Downhill Racer

All right, that's it.

Europeans simply can't understand why - Downhill Racer

Europeans simply can't understand why

Hey, Dad. - Downhill Racer

- So, how've you been?
- I got your postcard from France. - Downhill Racer

- So, how've you been? - I got your postcard from Franc...

I've just been training out in Oregon. - Downhill Racer

I've just been training out in Oregon.

I'm on the U S Ski team you know Yeah - Downhill Racer

I'm on the U S Ski team you know Yeah

- I see you still got the old Chev, huh?
- Well, it runs pretty good. - Downhill Racer

- I see you still got the old Chev, huh? - Well, it runs pre...

So Long Ago, Bobby Greensboro
trying to grab you and a-groove you. - Downhill Racer

So Long Ago, Bobby Greensboro trying to grab you and a-groov...

I'm not talking to you. - Downhill Racer

I'm not talking to you.

Well, I'm back. - Downhill Racer

Well, I'm back.

- What's happened to the water?
- Gone bad, isn't it? - Downhill Racer

- What's happened to the water? - Gone bad, isn't ...

Well I just hope you don't end up asking yourself the question - Downhill Racer

Well I just hope you don't end up asking yourself the...

I would never dream of
jeopardizing your amateur standing - Downhill Racer

I would never dream of jeopardizing your amateur standing

- Hey, who's that?
- Huh? - Downhill Racer

- Hey, who's that? - Huh?

I'm going to wash up. - Downhill Racer

I'm going to wash up.

Very few racers are good enough
to get the most out of my skis. - Downhill Racer

Very few racers are good enough to get the most out of my sk...

- Hello.
- Did you come to buy something? - Downhill Racer

- Hello. - Did you come to buy something?

Do you always buy
one of these at a time or... - Downhill Racer

Do you always buy one of these at a time or...

- I've been reading about you.
- You have? - Downhill Racer

- I've been reading about you. - You have?

- I'll see you in a sec, all right?
- Well, take care of that, will you? - Downhill Racer

- I'll see you in a sec, all right? - Well, take care o...

Here, hold this. - Downhill Racer

Here, hold this.

I thought you'd never stop. - Downhill Racer

I thought you'd never stop.

Tell me why would a girl want to do it - Downhill Racer

Tell me why would a girl want to do it

Well... - Downhill Racer

Well do you practise Do you practise self denial - Downhill Racer

Well do you practise Do you practise self denial

- What are you doing?
- The boss pays. - Downhill Racer

- What are you doing? - The boss pays.

- Would you like a drink?
- No, thanks. - Downhill Racer

- Would you like a drink? - No, thanks.

Look, if you have to get to bed,
I understand. - Downhill Racer

Look, if you have to get to bed, I understand.

No, I was by
before I even thought about it. - Downhill Racer

No, I was by before I even thought about it.

...your success? - Downhill Racer

...your success?

He thinks he's the only guy that ever won a downhill - Downhill Racer

He thinks he's the only guy that ever won a downhill

- Alec?
- Right here. - Downhill Racer

- Alec? - Right here.

Why should I feel bad? I had a good year. - Downhill Racer

Why should I feel bad? I had a good year.

You got a thing with Machet?
Something going? - Downhill Racer

You got a thing with Machet? Something going?

Not exactly We never made love - Downhill Racer

Not exactly We never made love

- Thirty-three.
- Yes, sir. - Downhill Racer

- Thirty-three. - Yes, sir.

- Are you alone in Zurich?
- Yeah. - Downhill Racer

- Are you alone in Zurich? - Yeah.

Oh, one night I was supposed
to go out to a dance. - Downhill Racer

Oh, one night I was supposed to go out to a dance.

Hello! What a surprise. - Downhill Racer

Hello! What a surprise.

I got a present for you. It's in the car. - Downhill Racer

I got a present for you. It's in the car.

Here. - Downhill Racer

- You like them?
- Yeah, they're great. - Downhill Racer

- You like them? - Yeah, they're great.

Okay, that's it for today. Let's wrap it up. - Downhill Racer

Okay, that's it for today. Let's wrap it up.

Okay. - Downhill Racer

Hey, what the hell is that? - Downhill Racer

Hey, what the hell is that?

D.K., make yourself scarce, would you? - Downhill Racer

D.K., make yourself scarce, would you?

Nobody races unless I say so - Downhill Racer

Nobody races unless I say so

You never had any real education did you - Downhill Racer

You never had any real education did you

All you ever had was your skis. - Downhill Racer

All you ever had was your skis.

Wengen is so remote
that it doesn't get as big crowds - Downhill Racer

Wengen is so remote that it doesn't get as big crowds

I hear it's not too bad.
About 50 pieces is all. - Downhill Racer

I hear it's not too bad. About 50 pieces is all.

Isn't it - Downhill Racer

Well, what do you think your chances are? - Downhill Racer

Well, what do you think your chances are?

Well this is it How do you feel - Downhill Racer

Well this is it How do you feel

The long section on top is grippy snow. - Downhill Racer

The long section on top is grippy snow.

It's very well,
the conditions are really good today. - Downhill Racer

It's very well, the conditions are really good today.

We are just a few moments now, ladies and
gentlemen, from the start of the downhill. - Downhill Racer

We are just a few moments now, ladies and gentlemen, from th...

And now into the gate,
Boyriven of France, number three. - Downhill Racer

And now into the gate, Boyriven of France, number three.

- Alec!
- Right. - Downhill Racer

- Alec! - Right.

Here he comes around the hairpin. - Downhill Racer

Here he comes around the hairpin.

Now here's Meier.
He has to break 2:21. He did it! - Downhill Racer

Now here's Meier. He has to break 2:21. He did it!

Sure, I had some trouble.
In the bumps, you know. - Downhill Racer

Sure, I had some trouble. In the bumps, you know.

- Very icy here by the farmhouse.
- Right. - Downhill Racer

- Very icy here by the farmhouse. - Right.

Chappellet, you can win. - Downhill Racer

Chappellet, you can win.

Here comes Istel. He'll have a good time. - Downhill Racer

Here comes Istel. He'll have a good time.

Here is the great American racer
from Idaho Springs, Colorado. - Downhill Racer

Here is the great American racer from Idaho Springs, Colorad...

Can you hear me? 1:09. - Downhill Racer

Can you hear me? 1:09.

Exceptionally fast race. He's taking
the high line and he's holding it. - Downhill Racer

Exceptionally fast race. He's taking the high line and ...

2. 17, 2. 18, 2. 19, 2.20. - Downhill Racer

2. 17, 2. 18, 2. 19, 2.20.

What do you think of that, huh?
What do you think of that, huh? - Downhill Racer

What do you think of that, huh? What do you think of that, h...

How was the course?
Did you have any trouble? - Downhill Racer

How was the course? Did you have any trouble?

I don't know.
I mean, I slowed down a little. - Downhill Racer

I don't know. I mean, I slowed down a little.

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Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.

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Director: Michael Ritchie

Writer: James Salter, Oakley Hall

Production: Paramount Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises

Genre: drama, sport

Year: 1969

MetaScore: 89/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Oct 1969

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 5 nominations total

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