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Downhill Racer
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Downhill Racer

1969 · 101 min Drama
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Michael Ritchie

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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Eugene Claire

Camilla Sparv

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Carole Stahl

Karl Michael Vogler

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Machet

Jim McMullan

Jim McMullan

Johnny Creech

Kathleen Crowley

Kathleen Crowley

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Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Mayo

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Kenneth Kirk

D.K.

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Oren Stevens

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Jerry Dexter

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