Simultaneously shot French language version of The Crowd Roars: A race car driver vies with his younger brother, who he'd hoped to keep away from the track, both in competition and for a girl who hangs out with the men. Tragedy results.
Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for vintage racing films or just want to see Jean Gabin before he became the legend everyone talks about, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. It’s got that raw, frantic energy of early sound cinema. But if you need polished dialogue or pacing that doesn't feel like it’s vi...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John Daumery
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a thing for vintage racing films or just want to see Jean Gabin before he became the legend everyone talks about, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. It’s got that raw, frantic energy of early sound cinema. But if you need polished dialogue or pacing that doesn't feel like it’s vibrating off the rails, you might want to skip it. People who prefer the tight, mechanical precision of something like The Maltese Falcon will likely find this way too loose and unk..."
John Bright, Howard Hawks, Kubec Glasmon, Paul d'Estournelles de Constant, Niven Busch, Seton I. Miller
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