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Downhill Racer is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, [4] and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. [5] Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel The Downhill Racers by Oakley Hall, the film is about a talented downhill skier who joins the United States Ski Team in Europe to compete in international skiing competitions.
This led Robert Saudek to offer him a job, and Ritchie worked on several TV series prior to his film debut in 1969 with Downhill Racer. [3] In 1970, Ritchie worked for John V. Tunney's senate election campaign, Tunney was the basis for Robert Redford's character in Ritchie's Oscar-winning film, The Candidate. [4]
Downhill Racer: 1969: Michael Ritchie: USA: The Downhill Racers: Oakley Hall: 1963: Novel The Other Side of the Mountain: 1975: Larry Peerce: USA: A Long Way Up: the Story of Jill Kinmont: E.G. Valens: 1966 [9] Non-fiction Crazy Canucks * 2004: Randy Bradshaw: Canada: White Circus [19] [circular reference] (uncredited) Ken Read & Matthew Fisher ...
Matt was the U.S. Downhill Champion in 1939 and 1941, winning 30 downhill races nationally. As of April 16, 2024 The Guinness Book of World Records has listed Austrian born Anton (Toni) Matt then age 19, as the official World Record Holder for the fastest Mount Washington, New Hampshire Inferno 4 mile ski race at 6 min 29.2 seconds, 85 years ...
Konrad Bartelski (born 27 May 1954) is a former British alpine ski racer who produced the then best result by a Briton on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit in 1981 by coming within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena.
In a downhill race Aug. 4, Huntley was involved in a serious crash and later died from his injuries. A mountain biker died after a serious crash Aug. 4 at the 2024 Gravity Mountain Bike National ...
By early 1997, Parker’s puzzle became the "Universal Crossword" syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate to newspapers and clients worldwide. In 1999, together with Universal Press Syndicate’s Uclick division, Parker founded The Puzzle Society, and is the founder and senior editor of the Universal Uclick line of crossword puzzles and games.
Ruins, racers and rockers: Photos of the week January 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM Wildfires ripped across parts of Los Angeles, California, leading to at least 10 deaths, destroying thousands of buildings ...