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 :
Nicolas de Rosanbo, Carole Lambert
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Benjamin Massoubre, Vincent Tricon
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Axel Digoix, Jean-Charles Kerninon
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Nathan Willcocks, Joe Sheridan, Nicholas Mead