Commentary On: the Making of Grand Prix
It has been 40 years since the legendary film maker John Frankenheimer made "Grand Prix", and the movie remains to this day the most important (if not only) cinematic rendition of Formula One. Finally, Warner Home Video are preparing to release the movie on a special two-disc DVD edition later this year, and in preparing the special features that will accompany the main attraction, the producers have consulted with autosport.com's Thomas O'Keefe. Being the resident expert on "Grand Prix", and on the 40th anniversary of the movie's making, he tells the story of how Frankenheimer conjured it up
It is the film of films for those of us who follow Formula One, and incredibly, in 2006, the movie "Grand Prix" celebrates its 40th Anniversary, having been made by the late John Frankenheimer during the 1966 racing season.
"Grand Prix" continues to be an icon all these years later, and this year Warner Home Video will, at long last, release a two-disc special edition Grand Prix DVD, which will include special features that cover how the film was made.
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