Downhill Racer

About Downhill Racer

An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.

Downhill Racer (1969) is a drama film directed by Michael Ritchie. Its themes are olympic games, snow skiing, skiing, and switzerland.

Robert Redford stars as David Chappellet, Gene Hackman as Eugene Claire, Camilla Sparv as Carole Stahl, and Karl Michael Vogler as Machet. At 101 minutes long, it arrived in November 1969.

The screenplay is by James Salter. The story is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

Eddie the Eagle, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and The Christmas Classic make useful companions to Downhill Racer, all filed under sports. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 115 votes and it carries a PG rating.