Synopsis
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
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Cast
- Paul NewmanFrank Capua
- Joanne WoodwardElora
- Robert WagnerLou Erding
- Richard ThomasCharley
- David SheinerLeo Crawford
- Clu GulagerLarry
- Barry FordBottineau
- Karen ArthurMiss Dairy Queen
- Bobby UnserHimself
- Tony HulmanHimself
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Probably the best-rounded and most appealing personalized film of this kind ever made. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
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. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Well of course he wins the race and gets the girl. You know that to begin with when you go to a movie named Winning that stars Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and is about the Indy 500. - 60
Variety
Overly-long, it nevertheless carries sock appeal in suspenseful racing sequences and its principals in a realistically-developed marital romance score strongly.
