Ford v Ferrari

Action, Biography, Drama

The plot follows an eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive visionary Carroll Shelby and his British driver, Ken Miles, who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca with the mission of building the Ford GT40, a new racing car with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari racing team at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France.

Movie Info

Directed by: James Mangold
Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon
Produced by: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, James Mangold
Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller

Music by: Marco Beltrami
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Edited by: Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland

Production company: Chernin Entertainment
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release date: August 30, 2019 (Telluride), November 15, 2019 (United States)

Running time: 152 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby

Christian Bale as Ken Miles

Jon Bernthal as Lee Iacocca

Caitriona Balfe as Mollie Miles

Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II

Josh Lucas as Leo Beebe

Noah Jupe as Peter Miles

Remo Girone as Enzo Ferrari

Ray McKinnon as Phil Remington

JJ Feild as Roy Lunn

Jack McMullen as Charlie Agapiou

Benjamin Rigby as Bruce McLaren

Ben Collins as Denny Hulme

Francesco Bauco as Lorenzo Bandini

Joe Williamson as Donald N. Frey

Alex Gurney as Dan Gurney

Corrado Invernizzi as Franco Gozzi

Wallace Langham as Dr. Granger

Photo Credits. Matt Damon: Bill Ingalls/NASA. Christian Bale: Harald Krichel/Wikimedia. Jon Bernthal: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia. Caitriona Balfe: Christine Ring/Flickr/Wikimedia. Tracy Letts: Rhododendrites/Wikimedia. Josh Lucas: Mingle Media TV/Flickr/Wikimedia. Noah Jupe: John Bauld/Flickr/Wikimedia. Ray McKinnon: The Peabody Awards/Flickr/Wikimedia. Jack McMullen: Pilot Theater/Flickr/Wikimedia. Ben Collins: Bidgee/Wikimedia. Alex Gurney, Corrado Invernizzi: Wikimedia. Wallace Langham: vagueonthehow/Flickr/Wikimedia.

Characters

Carroll Shelby, American automotive designer and engineer.

Ken Miles, British World War II veteran and professional race car driver.

Lee Iacocca, vice president of Ford.

Mollie Miles, Miles's wife.

Henry Ford II, the CEO of Ford and grandson of automotive pioneer Henry Ford.

Leo Beebe, senior executive vice president.

Peter Miles, Miles's son.

Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari and its automobile racing team Scuderia Ferrari.

Phil Remington

Roy Lunn, a Ford engineer involved in the GT40 program.

Charlie Agapiou

Bruce McLaren, a New Zealand professional race car driver and Miles's race teammate.

Denny Hulme, a New Zealand professional race car driver and Miles's race teammate.

Lorenzo Bandini, an Italian professional race car driver and Miles's rival.

Donald N. Frey, Chief Engineer of Ford.

Dan Gurney, an American professional race car driver and car constructor.

Franco Gozzi

Dr. Granger

Credit: Wikipedia

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