Synopsis
24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. The race is huge. There are 300,000 spectators. Mercedes-Benz's Silver Arrows are the favorites to win. It is 6.00 p.m. when Pierre Levegh's car crashes into a safety barrier and explodes, sending flaming debris, including the engine block, into the crowd, causing the death of eighty-four people. It's a disaster, and yet, the race continues. On the Mercerdes-Benz team, Pierre Levegh has a copilot and friend who is wating to take over: John Fitch.
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- Executive Producers : Eddy Production, Windy Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : SND Films
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- Executive Producers : Nicolas de Rosanbo, Carole Lambert
- Screenwriter : Julien Lilti
- Music Composer : Ali Helnwein
- Editors : Benjamin Massoubre, Vincent Tricon
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Dreyfuss
- Voice : Nathan Willcocks, Joe Sheridan, Nicholas Mead
- Sound Editor : Xavier Dreyfuss
- Animation : Axel Digoix, Jean-Charles Kerninon
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Dreyfuss
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 3D animation, Psychological drama
- Themes : Accidents, Sport , Human nature
- Production language : English, German, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 15 min 13 seconds
- Visa number : 148.873
- Visa issue date : 19/06/2018
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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