Downhill Racer

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Downhill Racer

film by Ritchie [1969]

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Michael Ritchie
Films
Ritchie’s first feature was Downhill Racer (1969), with Robert Redford as an arrogant, talented star of an Olympic ski team; Gene Hackman played his coach. Competition became a common theme in the director’s later films, a number of which were set in the world of sports. Prime Cut (1972)…
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Ritchie’s first feature was Downhill Racer (1969), with Robert Redford as an arrogant, talented star of an Olympic ski team; Gene Hackman played his coach. Competition became a common theme in the director’s later films, a number of which were set in the world of sports. Prime Cut (1972)…
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Robert Redford
Stardom: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Way We Were
…in such successful films as Downhill Racer (1969; written by James Salter) and The Candidate (1972). He starred with Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were and reteamed with Newman in The Sting—the two most successful films of 1973—and was ranked as the top American
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…in such successful films as Downhill Racer (1969; written by James Salter) and The Candidate (1972). He starred with Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were and reteamed with Newman in The Sting—the two most successful films of 1973—and was ranked as the top American
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