The Story of The Escort Cosworth (1996)
Ford Escort Cosworth
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 1H 0M
Sinopse
Everything Ford had hoped for - and more, much, much more. Not many cars become legends the moment they roll out of the factory but Ford's Escort RS Cosworth is one of them. Hand-built to take on the emerging Japanese dominance in World Rally, the "Cossie" proved a success on the forecourt as much as on the World's rally stages. But what is the true story behind this memorable car? Was the prototype really a hacked-about Sierra? Was it really driven incognito up and down the A12 This fascinating 1990s film, finally available on DVD, holds all the answers as the men behind the project explain its development… and the men behind the wheel show us what it was made of!
Anos 1970. O mundo sexy e glamouroso da Fórmula 1 é mobilizado principalmente pela rivalidade existente entre os pilotos Niki Lauda e James Hunt. Eles possuíam características bem distintas: enquanto Lauda era metódico e brilhante, Hunt adotava um estilo mais despojado, típico de um playboy. A disputa entre os dois chegou ao seu auge em 1976, quando ambos correram vários riscos dentro do cockpit para que pudessem se sagrar campeão mundial de Fórmula 1.
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Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) é um americano que é piloto de corridas. Ele retorna ao circuito de Le Mans, na França, determinado a vencer, a despeito de ter quase morrido um ano atrás. Lá sente-se atraído por Lisa Belgetti (Elga Andersen), a viúva de um piloto que morreu no mesmo acidente, sendo que há uma grande possibilidade de Delaney ter sido causador do trágico acidente.
A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gains a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they unintentionally attract a well-to-do drifter driving a new Pontiac GTO. This older man, looking for attention, antagonizes their efforts.
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A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another.
A high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.
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A group of drag-racing fanatics, members of a Los Angeles club, move into an old deserted mansion and set up shop, making it their headquarters. They hold a Halloween masked ball for the club's grand opening, and invite everyone to come dressed as their favorite monster! Oddly enough, the festivities turn sour when one of the bright youths discovers an impostor among them in the form of an honest-to-gosh live monster who's been hogging all the dances with the best-looking girls
O famoso piloto Joe Greer retorna à sua cidade natal, onde descobre que seu irmão, Eddie Greer, também está a caminho de se tornar um campeão nas pistas.
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
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During the 2004 presidential election, Michael Moore set off on a 60 city tour (mostly colleges), making stops in the 20 battleground states, to help raise voting awareness.
A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.
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