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  2. Downhill Racer - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of films based on sports books - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. 1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Wikipedia

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    The third World Cup season began in December 1968 and concluded in March 1969. This was the first season in which the races began prior to January 1, and that change immediately became permanent. This was the first season in which the races began prior to January 1, and that change immediately became permanent.

  5. James Salter - Wikipedia

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    On June 10, 1925, Salter was born and named James Arnold Horowitz, the son of Mildred Scheff and George Horowitz. [4] His father was a real estate broker and businessman who had graduated from West Point [5] in November 1918 and served in the Corps of Engineers with both Army and Army Reserve.

  6. Bernhard Russi - Wikipedia

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    He went on to achieve a fourth place in the downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 1 February, leading to him being selected for the Swiss team at the 1970 World Championships, where he won his first event, the downhill, ahead of Karl Cordin of Austria and Australian Malcolm Milne. It was a race with fresh snow, and he was the 15th racer on the ...

  7. List of Paramount Pictures films (1960–1969) - Wikipedia

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    September 3, 1969: The Italian Job: British Ace High: October 3, 1969: Oh! What a Lovely War: October 15, 1969: Paint Your Wagon: co-production with Alan Jay Lerner Productions [1] October 22, 1969: The Sterile Cuckoo: Adalen 31: Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. U.S. distribution only. November 6, 1969: Downhill ...

  8. Robert Redford - Wikipedia

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    Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of ...

  9. Camilla Sparv - Wikipedia

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    She was a photographer's model in Stockholm. [4] [5]Sparv appeared in such films as: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966), Murderers' Row (1966), [6] The Trouble with Angels (1966), Assignment K (1968), Nobody Runs Forever (1968), Mackenna's Gold (1969), Downhill Racer (1969), The Greek Tycoon (1978), Caboblanco (1980), and Survival Zone (1983), as well as the television shows Airwolf, The ...