Nov 14, 2019 · The true story of how two designers from Ford were tasked with building a car to defeat Ferrari at the legendary 24 Hours at Le Mans race in 1966 has just hit the big screen - and one of them was Nov 15, 2019 · "Ford vs. Ferrari" is based on the true events of the rivalry between the two car makers who went head-to-head at Le Mans in 1966, but misses out one of the strangest true stories. Nov 23, 2019 · Based on the true story of Le Mans-winning driver and car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and his friend Ken Miles (Christian Bale), Le Mans '66 (known as Ford v. Ferrari in the States) is the story of two men who fought the corporate juggernaut at Ford Motor Company to develop a car that could compete against Ferrari at Le Mans and other Le Mans '66 is a film directed by James Mangold with Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe . Year: 2019. Original title: Ford v. Ferrari. The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. [1] [2] It was also the seventh round of the 1966 World Sportscar Championship season. This was the first overall win at Le Mans for the Ford GT40 as well as the first win for an American constructor in a major European race since Jimmy The Film. Academy Award®-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in Le Mans ‘66, the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Jun 3, 2019 · The first trailer for the new racing film, Le Mans '66, has been released. Directed by Logan ’s James Mangold, it tells the real-life story of Ford’s attempt to build a race car that could Nov 15, 2019 · But the real story of Ford’s historic win is just as compelling, even if it can’t be condensed into a 153-minute blockbuster. Ford’s dominance of the 1966 Le Mans under the management of the Nov 13, 2015 · Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans: Directed by Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna. With Steve McQueen, Alan Trustman, Neile Adams, Chad McQueen. This Cannes-selected documentary reveals the true story behind the infamously troubled film shoot that nearly destroyed the career of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen. Nov 18, 2019 · The exhilarating true story has wowed audiences since it landed in cinemas last week. MENU. It's been out less than a week but Le Mans '66 is already being hailed as the 'movie of the year' by PEq4.