The read
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,119 1970s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his grandson's mistress.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Daniel PetrieDirector
- William BastScreenplay
- Walter BernsteinScreenplay
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Laurence OlivierLoren Hardeman
- Tommy Lee JonesAngelo Perino
- Robert DuvallLoren Hardeman III
- Katharine RossSally Hardeman
- Jane AlexanderAlicia Hardeman
- Lesley-Anne DownLady Bobby Ayres
- Joseph WisemanJake Weinstein
- Kathleen BellerBetsy
- Edward HerrmannDan Weyman
- Inga SwensonMrs. Craddock
- Paul RuddLoren Hardeman Jr.
- Al ContiGangster Who Shoots Loren I (uncredited)
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Shares: Robert Duvall · Drama · 1970s
Themes
automobile industry