The Challengers

• Director: Leslie Martinson
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Sports Drama
• Main Cast: Anne Baxter, Susan Clark, Sean Garrison, Darren McGavin, Juliet Mills, Nico Minardos, Sal Mineo
• Release Year: 1968
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Completed in 1968, the made-for-TV The Challengers wasn't telecast until one year later. This Grand Prix melodrama top-bills Darren McGavin as a veteran racer whose wife (Juliet Mills) wants him to retire. A secondary plot involves Sean Garrison and Nico Minardos, who carry their on-track rivalry into their private lives. Anne Baxter, Susan Clark, and Sal Mineo are also on hand to urge on the winners, comfort the losers, and spout the cliches. Location footage of the actual Grand Prix is the sole tangible asset of The Challengers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Anne Baxter - Stephanie York; Susan Clark - Catherine Burroughs; Sean Garrison - Cody Scanlon; Farley Granger - Nealy; Juliet Mills - Mary McCabe; Sal Mineo - De Angelo; Richard Conte - Ritchie; Darren McGavin - Jim McCabe; Nico Minardos - Paco Ortega; Michael Evans - Jules

Credit

John T. McCormack - Art Director, Burton Miller - Costume Designer, Leslie Martinson - Director, Edward A. Biery - Editor, Nick Archer - Editor, Pete Rugolo - Composer (Music Score), Jack A. Marta - Cinematographer, Roy Huggins - Producer, Robert Hamner - Screen Story, John Thomas James - Screen Story, Dick Nelson - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

Grand Prix; Driven