Winning (1969)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

James Goldstone

Writer:

Howard Rodman (written by)

Release Date:

22 May 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Winng is... everything

Plot:

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500...

Plot Keywords:

Indianapolis 500 | Male Bonding | Father Son Hug | Race Car | Hotel Room

Cast

Paul Newman	...	Frank Capua
Joanne Woodward	...	Elora Capua
Robert Wagner	...	Luther "Lou" Erding
Richard Thomas	...	Charley
David Sheiner	...	Crawford
Clu Gulager	...	Larry
Barry Ford	...	Bottineau
Karen Arthur	...	Miss Dairy Queen
Bobby Unser	...	Himself
Tony Hulman	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobby Grim	...	Himself
Dan Gurney	...	Himself
Roger McCluskey	...	Himself

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (UK release) (unconfirmed) | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

Jennings Lang

Trivia:

Said to have ignited Paul Newman's love for racing.

Quotes:

Frank Capua: What's that for?
Charley: You celebrate, I celebrate, too.
Frank Capua: Oh, come on. You don't drink.
Charley: Hey, what kind of a put-down is that? I gotta start sometime. I'm sixteen.
Frank Capua: You wouldn't even like it.
Charley: How do you know unless you try?
Frank Capua: Take a sip.
Charley: Salud.
[takes a sip]
Charley: Good!
[...]

Paul and Joanne are great together, the movie less than great.

The feeling I had during the movie is: this could have been better if it was totally different: More relations between characters and less cars. And even when there is a race, we get weird 60's shots of people not even watching the race. How about more about the rivalry between Newman and Wagner. What does Joanne do- is she a housewife, raising by herself a child since he was three? Richard Thomas (Charlie) and Newman should have had more scenes before Charlie is sad of the breakup; I would have been sad losing a father like Newman, but we should see why Charlie is sad. Newman puts as much character to Frank as the script allows. Too long, not too predictable (not that there are any big surprises, other than the credits coming a bit early in the last scene). Paul and Joanne are great together, see Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990).