By all accounts, Steve McQueen was an ardent motor sport enthusiast - and that certainly comes across in this almost documentary style depiction of the legendary Le Mans race. There is a story, well more of a theme, but it's so peripheral as to be tangential to the real purpose of the film - a showcase of the fast and furious race, complete with some spectacular (even now) in-car coverage of the races, plenty of…
Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country. The country is France. The drive is at 200 MPH!
Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.
Top Cast
Steve McQueen
Michael Delaney
Siegfried Rauch
Erich Stahler
Elga Andersen
Lisa Belgetti
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
David Townsend
Fred Haltiner
Johann Ritter
Luc Merenda
Claude Aurac
Christopher Waite
Larry Wilson
Louise Edlind
Anna Ritter
Angelo Infanti
Lugo Abratte
Jean-Claude Bercq
Paul-Jacques Dion
Michele Scalera
Vito Scaliso
Gino Cassani
Loretto Fuselli
Alfred Bell
Tommy Hopkins
Carlo Cecchi
Paolo Scadenza
Richard Rüdiger
Bruno Frohm
Anne Libert
Woman in Red (uncredited)
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FAQ about Le Mans
What is Le Mans about?
Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.
When was Le Mans released?
Le Mans was released in 1971.
What genres does Le Mans belong to?
Le Mans is categorised as Action, Drama.
Who stars in Le Mans?
The cast of Le Mans includes Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Fred Haltiner.