Criterion Collection: Downhill Racer - DVD

Product Description

Director Michael Ritchie's ongoing satirical spin on the American Dream is dressed up in quasi-documentary fashion in Downhill Racer. The cold-bloodedness of Redford's character may have worked against Downhill Racer at the box office; on the other hand, Ritchie's similarly structured political satire The Candidate offered a "warmer" Redford -- but it, too, was a box-office disappointment. Robert Redford stars as an Olympic-grade skier, whose talent is matched only by his aloof self-involvement. When Redford finally attains his goal in life, the thrill of victory is an empty one indeed. As the cocksure Redford rises to the top of his class, he discards any emotional attachments that might impede his progress, ranging from girlfriends to his own father. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Product Info

Upc: 715515051415
Format: DVD
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 1969
Release Date: 2009-11-17
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Length In Minutes: 101
Mpaa Rating: PG
Sales Rank: 89155
Provider: Best Buy
As of: February 3, 2012, 10:51 pm

Cast

Carole Carle: Lena
Tom J. Kirk: D.K. Bryan, Stiles
Rip McManus: Bruce Devore
Jim McMullan: Johnny Creech
Noam Pitlik: TV Announcer
Robert Redford: David Chappellet
Kathleen Crowley: American Newpaperwoman, American Newspaperman, American Newspaperwoman
Christian Doermer: Brumm
Jenny Dexter: Ron Engel
Camilla Sparv: Carole Stahl
Walter Stroud: Mr. Chappellet
Oren Stevens: Kipsmith
Karl Michael Vogler: Machet
Robin Hutton-Potts: Gabriel
Michael Gempart: Hotel Receptionist
Gene Hackman: Eugene Claire
Joe Jay Jalbert: Tommy Erb
Dabney Coleman: Mayo
Jack Ballard: Candy Vendor
Harald Dietl: Journalist
Eddie Waldburger: Haas
Marco Walli: Istel
Heini Schuler: Meier
Kenneth Kirk: D.K. Bryan