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12/11/2022 Documentary 1h 35m
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Racing's untold tragedy.

Overview

Villeneuve Pironi tells the astonishing story of Canadian Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and French star Didier Pironi, two fearless Ferrari Formula 1 racing drivers, forever torn apart by a historic and hugely controversial moment in time.

  1. Torquil Jones

    Director, Writer

  2. Gabriel Clarke

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Joann Villeneuve

    Self

  2. Melanie Villeneuve

    Self

  3. Jacques Villeneuve

    Self

  4. Catherine Goux

    Self

  5. Alain Prost

    Self

  6. Didier Pironi

    Self

  7. Gilles Pironi

    Self

  8. Gilles Villeneuve

    Self (Archive footage) (Uncredited)

  9. Didier Pironi

    Self (Archive footage) (Uncredited)

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-03-23
Torquil Jones and his archive research team are to be commended for sourcing some pretty amazing library footage as Gilles Villeneuve joined and dominated the Ferrari F1 team until the arrival of Frenchman Didier Pironi and then the wheels, quite literally, all came off. This is a story of a tragic rivalry that I suspect few will recall. It is a personal affair. Contributions from those close to both drivers - intimately and professionally - help us to realise just how cut-throat the business of Formula One was. I couldn't help feeling that I was being manoeuvred, though. Watch for yourself, b...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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