Frank Simon

Weekend of a Champion (2013)

Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers. "Re-cut and restored" ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Simon
CAST:  Juan Manuel Fangio  •  Graham Hill  •  Roman Polanski  •  Nina Rindt

Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers. "Re-cut and restored" ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Simon
CAST:  Juan Manuel Fangio  •  Graham Hill  •  Roman Polanski  •  Nina Rindt