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McLaren
"Pioneer. Leader. Father. Champion."
2016 1h 34m EN
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★7.4TMDB · 115
Documentary
Synopsis
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The story of New Zealander Bruce McLaren, who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, showing the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.
“Pioneer. Leader. Father. Champion.”
Cast
Dwayne Cameron
Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren
Self (archive footage)
Mario Andretti
Self
Alastair Caldwell
Self
Jackie Stewart
Self
Dan Gurney
Self
Emerson Fittipaldi
Self
Howden Ganley
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Writers
- Glenn Standring, Matthew Metcalfe
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Tim Woodhouse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dwayne Cameron and Bruce McLaren and Mario Andretti carry the top of the cast.
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CAST
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Marketing tagline: "Pioneer. Leader. Father. Champion.".
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IMDB entry: tt5031332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Roger Donaldson directs. Tim Woodhouse cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in New Zealand. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Editor Tim Woodhouse shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 3Dwayne Cameron and Bruce McLaren and Mario Andretti carry the top of the cast.
- 4Marketing tagline: "Pioneer. Leader. Father. Champion.".
- 5IMDB entry: tt5031332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Classified under 9 themes, including "car driving", "sports documentary", "rise to fame", "dedicated".
The technical file
- Editing
- Tim Woodhouse
- Costume design
- Liz McGregor
- Makeup / hair
- Claudette Fruchier
- Stunt coordinator
- Steve McQuillan
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- McLaren (2016)
Also by
Roger Donaldson
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
GFC Films
NZ
Key crew
- Supervising Sound EditorSteve Finnigan
- Costume DesignLiz McGregor
- Makeup DesignerClaudette Fruchier
- Executive In Charge Of ProductionDonna Pearman
- Makeup DesignerGabrielle Jones
- Post Production ConsultingIan Nobin
- Stunt CoordinatorSteve McQuillan
- Line ProducerJill Soper
- ProducerMatthew Metcalfe
- Assistant DirectorRobyn Grace
- ResearcherKeiran McGee
- Production AccountantIan Nobin
- ProducerFraser Brown
- EditorTim Woodhouse
- EditorJames Brown
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- car driving
- sports documentary
- rise to fame
- dedicated
- dedication
- motor racing
- race car driving
- biographical documentary
- mclaren
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-08-17
Also known as
International titles
- McLaren - La carrera de un campeónES
