Winning (1969)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3
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Movie Info
Successful racecar driver Capua (Paul Newman) falls in love with Elora (Joanne Woodward). The two marry and settle down with Elora's 13-year-old son Charley (Richard Thomas). The honeymoon is short-lived as Capua must spend his time away from home on the racing circuit. Soon the racer's luck begins to change as his main rival Luther Erding (Robert Wagner) begins to best him at every race. Capua has a one-track mind and realizes too late that his wife is being lapped by the rival racer not only
May 22, 1969 Wide
Mar 16, 1999
Cast
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Paul Newman
Capua -
Joanne Woodward
Elora -
Robert Wagner
Erding -
Richard Thomas
Charley -
David Sheiner
Crawford -
Clu Gulager
Larry -
Barry Ford
Bottineau -
Toni Clayton
The Girl -
Maxine Stuart
Miss Redburne's Mother -
Robert Quarry
Jagin -
Paulene Myers
Cleaning Woman -
Ray Ballard
Trombone Player -
Charles Seel
Eshovo -
Alma Platt
Mrs. Eshovo -
Harry Basch
The Stranger -
Allen Emerson
Desk Clerk -
Marianna Case
Motorcycle Girl -
Carolyn McNichol
Party Girl -
George Mason
Indianapolis Policeman -
Mimi Littlejohn
Indianapolis Queen -
Pat Vidan
Starter -
Bruce Walkup
Driver No. 1 -
Timothy Galbraith
Drivers -
Lou Palmer
Indianabpolis Interview... -
Jay Reynolds
Indianapolis Interviewe... -
Tony Hulman
Himself -
Bobby Unser
Himself -
Eileen Wesson
Miss Redbum 200 -
Karen Arthur
Miss Dairy Queen
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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3)
THe effect of Winning, an auto-racing drama, is so refreshingly graphic and intelligent that Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward have earned a long vacation, should they so choose.
Top CriticWell of course he wins the race and gets the girl.
The racing sequences are fun to watch nut the family melodrama is rather dreary, despite the presence of Paul Newman and wife-actress Joanne Woodward.
The film goes nowhere except in circles.
The footage in the Indy race is of the awesome 17-car crackup that began the 1968 festivities. Its insertion lends the picture even greater authenticity.
Newman's knowledge and experience in top-class racing helped him identify with the Formula One racing driver he plays, and a genuine passion for the sport shines through those blue eyes.
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