If you get a chance, watch Steve McQueen, the man and Le Mans documentary. It's a seriously good watch.
You'll discover things like over 1 million feet of film was shot for Le Mans. It was presumed lost until a couple of years ago when someone found it all buried under a sound stage!
McQueen was targeted by Charles Manson during the filming of Le Mans. He was supposed to go to dinner with Sharon Tate and co on that infamous night. He had to do an errand at the last minute so didn't go. Spent the rest of filming Le Mans with a gun under his pillow.
Loads more trivia too. He granted his last interview used in the documentary to a young junior reporter. He was dying of cancer at the time.
Grand Prix has wonderful moments and it is a worthy contender. But for me, Le Mans was an absolute passion for McQueen. It cost him almost everything, and not just money. Sure one of the drivers was almost killed during filming.
The result though, in my opinion, is a unique racing film. We will never see it's like again, ever. It's on a total other level to anything else that came before or after it.
Best racing film of all time. No contest. It's not even in the same league as other racing films. Totally unique and brilliant.
Le Mans is on my bucket list of events to attend and it's mainly because of the influence this film had on me. There simply is no better race film. Never will be.
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