1 Movie Starring Karl Michael Vogler

Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-01-15

Languages:

English, German, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

M

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (2699 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

David Chappellet is a mean-spirited skier, who profits from another skier's injury to gain a spot on the American Olympic team. His roommate sums up his goals when he observes of David, "He's not for the team, and he never will be"; but precisely who the David is that David is so fiendishly striving for we're never to learn. He develops a short-lived relationship with Carole Stahl, a glamorous European woman even more capricious than himself. Chappellet's identity trouble are exacerbated by the fact that he is an "Event" as well as a personality; and more astute minds than his own have difficulty where the one leaves off and the other takes over. Director Michael Richie's ("The Candidate") feature film debut.

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