In 1963, Ford Motor Company Vice President Lee Iacocca proposes to Henry Ford II to boost their car sales by purchasing Italian car manufacturer Ferrari, dominant in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Owner Enzo Ferrari uses Ford's offer to secure a deal with Fiat that allows him to retain ownership of the firm's racing team, Scuderia Ferrari. He insults Ford II and the whole Ford Motor Company. Ford orders his racing division to build a car to defeat Ferrari at Le Mans. Iacocca hires Shelby American owner Carroll Shelby, a retired driver who won Le Mans in 1959. Shelby enlists his friend Ken Miles, a hot-tempered British racer and mechanical engineer.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Action, Biography, Drama, Sports |
Country: | United States, France |
Directed By: | James Mangold |
Written By: | John-Henry Butterworth, James Mangold, A.J. Baime, Jason Keller, Jez Butterworth |
Cast: | Tracy Letts, Joe Williamson, Matt Damon, Darin Cooper, Ray McKinnon, Caitriona Balfe, Sean Carrigan, Emil Beheshti, Jon Bernthal, Christopher Darga, Jack McMullen, Guido Cocomello, Josh Lucas, Corrado Invernizzi, Noah Jupe, Christian Bale |
In Theaters: | Nov 15, 2019 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Production: | Chernin Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Turnpike Films |
Budget: | $97,600,000 |
Box Office: | $117,624,357 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |