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Weekend of a Champion begins as a motorsports movie but ends up a portrait of two wily elder statesmen who have survived into their seventies by skill, stealth and sheer luck. Full Review...
Weekend of a Champion 1972 1h 33m Documentary List 73% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 75% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A glimpse into the world of the Monaco Grand Prix through the eyes of world...
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Nov 22, 2013 · In 1971, Motor Racing fan Roman Polanski spent a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempted to win the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Nov 20, 2013 · F rank Simon’s 1972 documentary Weekend of a Champion, a personal passion project co-starring and produced by Roman Polanski, is a vibrant piece of cinéma vérité about popular driver Jackie Stewart, who was at the height of his career during the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix. In the early ‘70s, Formula 1 racing was at its most lethal, as ...
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Nov 19, 2013 · Weekend of a Champion: movie review 1971, directed by Frank Simon and Roman Polanski | Film review. Film. Recommended. Time Out says. Deep in a dark trench of his life, Roman Polanski spent...
Weekend of a Champion received generally favorable reviews from critics. The film has a 71% "fresh" rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews. Metacritic rates Weekend of a Champion a score of 63/100 based on 9 reviews ("generally favorable").
May 20, 2014 · Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers.
