This film is aimed purely at the motorsport fan. As such it is often described as boring by those who do not follow the sport, as it contains little of interest to them. But for those of us who love motorsport, this film presses all the right buttons. It skilfully mixes real footage from the 1970 race with the fictitious shots to give the illusion of reality. It has no real plot, as it does not need one: the ebb and flow of the 24 hour race itself is the story, as in real life. The real stars of the movie are the Porsche 917, Ferrari 512, Lola T70 etc. One of the finest periods of sportscar racing is thus immortalised. One can also see the Le Mans circuit in action before it was radically altered with the construction of the Porsche curves in 1971 and the addition of the chicanes over the next twenty years. I have watched this film probably 20 times over the past 35 years, and I love it every time.
Review of Le Mans
