Movies about Le Mans

[baszero]

Hi there,
I would be personally interested in what movies you guys have found and watched where "Le Mans" is the primary topic of the movie.
I summarized all movies I bought so far on DVD here: http://baszero.ch/racing/movies/

Please share the movies you have seen in this thread... I would love to hear about some movies I do not know yet...
I also thought about movies I saw on Discovery Channel HD, but those are not yet on the page...

Cheers
baszero

Summary of inputs by you (updated Feb-9th-2010):
In addition to http://baszero.ch/racing/movies/ you would add:

- Nimrod - The mighty warrior: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/296513
  by Paul Fisher,
- Deadliest Crash Le Mans 1955: http://www.big-pic.co.uk/deadliestcrash.html
- Jaguar at Le Mans 54-58 : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jaguar-At-Mans-1954-1958-DVD/dp/B001AX5C9U --> will be added soon to my list
- Triumph 61/62
- "A fast drive in the country" by James Coburns: only on VHS? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Drive-Country-History-Mans/dp/B00008T6TB
- Speed Tribe: http://www.amazon.de/Speed-Tribe/dp/B0000696NK/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2
  featuring Le Mans 2001 --> will be added soon to my list
- Racing Through Time: The Cat came back: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001L4I2FE/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
  Jaguar at Le Mans 1984 --> will be added soon to my list
- Roaring to Victory: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NX7R1S/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
  Jaguar at Le Mans 1985-88 --> will be added soon to my list
- NOEL'S LE MANS DREAM, Follow Noel as he is part of a team that ran a pair of Panoz in 1997. Only 30min of duration. Broadcasted on BBC: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/572864 Anybody having this as TORRENT?
- Speed Merchants: A documentary charting the progress of the 1972 Manufacturers Championship Series through the eyes of Mario Andretti and Vic Elford. I just ordered this one on DVD, although it is also on youtube but in bad quality.
   --> will be added soon to my list

Added thanks to you on :
- Michel Vaillant : has been added to my collection, see http://baszero.ch/racing/movies
- McLaren at Le Mans: Pursuit of Perfection: added: http://baszero.ch/racing/2010/01/mclaren-at-le-mans/
- Licence to Le Mans: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Licence-To-Le-Mans-DVD/dp/B002KQHVW2
  Movie about Lord Drayson at Le Mans 2009 --> review @ http://baszero.ch/racing/2009/11/license-to-le-mans/


THANKS!!!!

[Lorry]

There are the old Team films, like Jaguar at Le Mans 54/5/6/7/8, and Triumph 61/62 - probably not available your side of the water.  Plus the new 1955 documentary, Deadliest Crash

And James Coburns documentary - A fast drive in the country

[garyfrogeye]

I was at a motorsports film show on Sunday and the Guest speaker was Hugh Chaimberlain (23 successive Le Mans (or so) as a team manager.
One of the excellent films shown was "Nimrod the mighty warrior" Aston Martin return to le mans 1982.
I don't know if it commercially available but it was good.

[Fran]

Admittedly its based on a cartoon character, but I think Michel Vaillant should appear on the list too!

F

[Canada Phil]

Admittedly its based on a cartoon character, but I think Michel Vaillant should appear on the list too!

F

Hi Fran,
            If only because we were there when they filmed it ;Da
A fine collection containg one I know I have seen many times and  two i have seen atleast once.
Not bad for a Swiss guy. Switzerland being the only country in the world to ban Motorracing and continue to produce some fine drivers and teams.
CanadPhil

[baszero]

Thanks a lot to all who have given feedback so far...
Two of the feedback movies I know already but did not find them to buy yet.

So if there are movies that should be on the list I'm glad to hear the titles of those.

So far you would add:
- Nimrod - The mighty warrior: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/296513
  by Paul Fisher,
- Michel Vaillant : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Vaillant_%28film%29
   features shots of Le Mans 2002, --> ordered
- Jaguar at Le Mans 54/5/6/7/8
- Triumph 61/62
- "A fast drive in the country" by James Coburns: only on VHS? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Drive-Country-History-Mans/dp/B00008T6TB
- Speed Tribe: http://www.amazon.de/Speed-Tribe/dp/B0000696NK/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2
  featuring Le Mans 2001
- Licence to Le Mans: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Licence-To-Le-Mans-DVD/dp/B002KQHVW2
  Movie about Lord Drayson at Le Mans 2009 --> ordered

I will try to get these, buy them, watch them and then include them in my list!

[baszero]

I forgot Speed Tribe (see first post on the list), I ordered that one long time ago but did not receive it yet.

[geoffd]

There are also the two fly on the wall style dvd's about Rollcentre - "Lap of the Gods" and "Chasing the Dream".
Not really movies, but both are great watching if you support the "garagiste" style teams.

[Bob U]

A great insight into the Mclaren F1's first time at Le Mans with some wonderful incar footage of Andy Wallace doing his stuff.

BTW Rick, have you transfered by VHS copy onto DVD yet?

http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=16484

Watching it on the link I notice that they have changed the first lap music. On the original it is "Ain't no Brakeman on this train" by John Mayle. A lot better than the Techno crap that has replaced it

[Matt Harper]

La Ronde Infernale

[baszero]

There are also the two fly on the wall style dvd's about Rollcentre - "Lap of the Gods" and "Chasing the Dream".
Not really movies, but both are great watching if you support the "garagiste" style teams.

Are you referring to the DVDs listed on http://baszero.ch/racing/movies/ ?
The list summarized in the initial post is actually only showing the delta to what I have already covered on my web site.
Thanks for confirming!

[baszero]

La Ronde Infernale

Thanks, but I already listed that movie on http://baszero.ch/racing/movies/

[Lazy B'stard]

How about the Ford Film ' A hard days fight' from the 1969 race. Classic.

I heard there was to be a new big budget hollywood film being made this year with some big stars lined up??

[Fisherman]

Licence to Le Mans was released in the UK on DVD on Monday (25th).

[Barry]

Licence to Le Mans was released in the UK on DVD on Monday (25th).

I hope they edited Tiff out of most of it.