Downhill Racer
Downhill Racer is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel The Downhill Racers by Oakley Hall, the film is about a talented downhill skier who joins the United States Ski Team in Europe to compete in international skiing competitions.
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| Directed by | Michael Ritchie |
| Written by | James Salter |
| Based on | The Downhill Racers 1963 novel by Oakley Hall |
| Produced by | Richard Gregson |
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| Cinematography | Brian Probyn |
| Edited by | Richard A. Harris |
| Music by | Kenyon Hopkins |
Production company | Wildwood |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.8 million |
| Box office | $1.9 million |
Downhill Racer was filmed on location in Kitzbühel and Sankt Anton am Arlberg in Austria, Wengen in Switzerland, Megève and Grenoble in France and Boulder and Idaho Springs in Colorado, United States. The film received positive reviews upon its theatrical release; Roger Ebert called it "the best movie ever made about sports—without really being about sports at all."