Downhill Racer

Michael Ritchie

James Salter
Oakley Hall

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert Redford | Character: Chappellet
Actor: Gene Hackman | Character: Claire
Actor: Camilla Sparv | Character: Carole
Actor: Karl Michael Vogler | Character: Machet
Actor: Jim McMullan | Character: Creech
Actor: Kathleen Crowley | Character: Reporter
Actor: Dabney Coleman | Character: Mayo
Actor: Kenneth Kirk | Character: D.K.
Actor: Oren Stevens | Character: Kipsmith
Actor: Jerry Dexter | Character: Engel
Actor: Walter Stroud | Character: Mr. Chappellet
Actor: Carole Carle | Character: Lena
Actor: Rip McManus | Character: Devore
Actor: Joe Jay Jalbert | Character: Tommy Erb
Actor: Tom J. Kirk | Character: Stiles
Actor: Robin Hutton-Potts | Character: Gabriel
Actor: Heini Schuler | Character: Meier
Actor: Peter Rohr | Character: Boyriven
Actor: Arnold Alpiger | Character: Hinsch
Actor: Eddie Waldburger | Character: Haas
Actor: Marco Walli | Character: Istel
Actor: Jack Ballard | Character: Candy Vendor
Actor: Robert Brendlin | Character: Announcer
Actor: Harald Dietl | Character: Journalist
Actor: Christian Doermer | Character: Brumm
Actor: Michael Gempart | Character: Hotel Receptionist
Actor: Rudi Gertsch | Character: Selznick
Actor: Walter Gnilka | Character: Austrian Journalist
Actor: Werner Heyking | Character: Helgerson
Actor: Noam Pitlik | Character: T.V. Announcer
Actor: James Sandoe | Character: Spectator
Actor: Harald Schreiber | Character: Oliviera
Actor: Alexander Stampfer | Character: Skier No. 16
Actor: Ulrike von Zerboni | Character: Jeanine

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Ritchie | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: James Salter | Role: Writer
Name: Oakley Hall | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Richard Gregson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kenyon Hopkins | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Brian Probyn | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Nick Archer | Role: Editor
Name: Richard A. Harris | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ian Whittaker | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Edith Head | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Bill Lodge | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Walter Coblenz | Role: Production Manager
Name: Stanley O'Toole | Role: Production Manager
Name: Paul Hitchcock | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Walter Coblenz | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Graham Ford | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kip Gowans | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: David Wimbury | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Philip Gips | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Elden Ruberg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Sutton | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Roy L. Downey | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Joe Jay Jalbert | Role: Stunts
Name: Stefan Zürcher | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Anthony Busbridge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Hewison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Jay Jalbert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Paul Janssen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Austin Parkinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Temple | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arthur Wooster | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Graeme Scaife | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Cynthia May | Role: Costume Department

[Location Management]
Name: Renate Arbes | Role: Location Management
Name: Robert Simmonds | Role: Location Management
Name: Renate Neuchl | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Murray Adler | Role: Music Department
Name: Dale Anderson | Role: Music Department
Name: John Audino | Role: Music Department
Name: Margaret Aue | Role: Music Department
Name: Harold Ayres | Role: Music Department
Name: Norman Benno | Role: Music Department
Name: Harry Bluestone | Role: Music Department
Name: Austin Brisbois | Role: Music Department
Name: Raymond Brown | Role: Music Department
Name: Larry Bunker | Role: Music Department
Name: Pete Candoli | Role: Music Department
Name: Buddy Childers | Role: Music Department
Name: Gene Cipriano | Role: Music Department
Name: Manuel Compinsky | Role: Music Department
Name: John Coppin | Role: Music Department
Name: William Criss | Role: Music Department
Name: Joseph Difiore | Role: Music Department
Name: Joseph DiTullio | Role: Music Department
Name: David Filerman | Role: Music Department
Name: Leon Fleitman | Role: Music Department
Name: Carl Fortina | Role: Music Department
Name: Dennis Fridkin | Role: Music Department
Name: Charles Gentry | Role: Music Department
Name: James Getzoff | Role: Music Department
Name: Hyman Goodman | Role: Music Department
Name: Justin Gordon | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Henderson | Role: Music Department
Name: William Hymanson | Role: Music Department
Name: Plas Johnson | Role: Music Department
Name: Philip Kahgan | Role: Music Department
Name: Artie Kane | Role: Music Department
Name: Georg Kast | Role: Music Department
Name: Louis Kaufman | Role: Music Department
Name: Carol Kaye | Role: Music Department
Name: Gus Levene | Role: Music Department
Name: Geoffrey Levin | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Levin | Role: Music Department
Name: Edgar Lustgarten | Role: Music Department
Name: Shelly Manne | Role: Music Department
Name: Ron Mason | Role: Music Department
Name: Richard Nash | Role: Music Department
Name: Dan Neufeld | Role: Music Department
Name: Erno Neufeld | Role: Music Department
Name: Dick Noel | Role: Music Department
Name: Jack Pepper | Role: Music Department
Name: Joseph Reilich | Role: Music Department
Name: Albert Ribisi | Role: Music Department
Name: Sam Rice | Role: Music Department
Name: George Roberts | Role: Music Department
Name: Howard Roberts | Role: Music Department
Name: Gale Robinson | Role: Music Department
Name: Harry Rumpler | Role: Music Department
Name: Ralph Schaeffer | Role: Music Department
Name: Bud Shank | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Shepard | Role: Music Department
Name: Kenneth Shroyer | Role: Music Department
Name: Ralph Silverman | Role: Music Department
Name: Marshall Sosson | Role: Music Department
Name: Tommy Tedesco | Role: Music Department
Name: Tony Terran | Role: Music Department
Name: John Anthony Tristao | Role: Music Department
Name: Abraham Weiss | Role: Music Department
Name: Graham Young | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Natalie Wood | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Angela Allen | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Don Record | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tony Teiger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Frankfurt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Jay Jalbert | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Marc Hodler | Role: Thanks

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United States: October 28, 1969 (Reno, Nevada, premiere)
United States: October 29, 1969
Canada: January 9, 1970
Japan: January 15, 1970
Sweden: February 2, 1970
Denmark: February 6, 1970
France: February 6, 1970
Italy: February 10, 1970
Norway: February 21, 1970
United Kingdom: March 19, 1970 (London, premiere)
United Kingdom: April 3, 1970
Finland: May 7, 1970
Australia: July 2, 1970
West Germany: September 10, 1970
Ireland: October 30, 1970
Uruguay: November 23, 1970
Portugal: July 12, 1971
Italy: August 11, 1971 (Milano)
Italy: March 13, 1973 (Torino)
Turkey: May 1974
Spain: February 2, 1976 (Barcelona)
France: January 30, 2020 (Lyon Sport, Littérature et Cinéma Festival)
United States: 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: January 30, 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)

Nominee | 1970 | Writers Guild of America, USA | WGA Award (Screen) | Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | James Salter, Downhill Racer
Winner | 1971 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Film Award | Best Actor | Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, Downhill Racer
Nominee | 1969 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Actor | Robert Redford, Downhill Racer
Nominee | 2009 | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award | Best DVD Extras | Downhill Racer
Nominee | 1969 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | NYFCC Award | Best Supporting Actor | Gene Hackman, Downhill Racer | Tied with Gig Young for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Robert Blake for Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969), Helmut Berger for The Damned (1969), Dustin Hoffman for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Brian Keith for Gaily, Gaily (1969).
Nominee | 1970 | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | NSFC Award | Best Actor | Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Downhill Racer | Tied with Michel Bouquet for The Unfaithful Wife (1969) in 3rd place.

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