Le Mans

About Le Mans

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

Le Mans is a 1971 action drama film directed by Lee H. Katzin. Its themes are enthusiastic, factual, race car driver, and sense of guilt.

Steve McQueen stars as Michael Delaney, Siegfried Rauch as Erich Stahler, Elga Andersen as Lisa Belgetti, and Ronald Leigh-Hunt as David Townsend. It runs 104 minutes and was released in June 1971.

The screenplay is by Harry Kleiner. Produced by Solar Productions.

Ford v Ferrari, Cars, and F1 make useful companions to Le Mans, all filed under le mans and motorsport. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 284 votes and it carries a G rating.