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The actors in the film drive not a real Formula One car, but a Formula Three car, but the car body is disguised and changed to look like F1.
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When Peter Morgan originally wrote the script, he didn't arrange any racing scenes because he thought the film would be a very small production, and the "race" was not on the track, but between the personalities of the two protagonists.
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Chris Hemsworth lost 14 kilograms in order to play Hunter.
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Daniel Bruch wears a special set of braces in the film to mimic the facial features of Nicky Lauda with some buck teeth.
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Peter Morgan’s wife is an Austrian and Nicky Ronda’s hometown. It facilitated Morgan’s approach to the legendary Niki Lauda. They ate together in a restaurant in Vienna many times.
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The 1976 Hunter-Rhonda match shown in the film was the last time the German Northern Circuit was used as an F1 venue. After that, it withdrew from the F1 stage because the track was too dangerous.
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When Chris Hemsworth auditioned for Hunter, he hadn't finished filming "The Avengers", but Ron Howard was so impressed with him that he immediately gave him the role.
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The film is the second collaboration between director Ron Howard and gold medal screenwriter Pete Morgan after "Dialogue Nixon."
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Russell Crowe was expected to star in the film, the well-known British actor Richard Burton.
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Paul Greengrass was expected to direct the film, but he later directed another highly acclaimed film "Captain Phillips" in 2013.
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Although there are some distorted facts in the film, the F1 industry insiders spoke highly of the film, and it received standing applause in the "jury" composed of real drivers, team leaders and team leaders.
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2021-10-13 18:32
Extended Reading
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Deonte 2022-04-24 07:01:02
A fast-paced epic, a war between two men, I didn't expect a biopic to be so entertaining, so sexy, and so exciting. Even I, who had absolutely no feelings for F1, fell completely. When this film is released in China, be sure to go to the theater to see it again!
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George 2022-03-23 09:01:09
What I want to talk about when I talk about Chris Hemsworth-you know.
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Italian Journalist: How are you feeling, Niki?
Niki Lauda: Fine.
American Journalist: Niki, can you confirm to us exactly which procedures you've had and the expectations for your recovery?
Niki Lauda: Sure. I had a skin graft operation, where they put half my right thigh in my face. Now it doesn't look too good, but one unexpected advantage is it's impossible to perspire through a skin graft, so sweat will never run into my eyes again, which is good for a driver.
[laughter from the journalists]
Spanish Journalist: [Raises hand] When they heard about your condition, Ferrari immediately hired a replacement driver, Carlos Reutemann.
Niki Lauda: Yeah. Before even reaching the hospital.
German Journalist: Is Reutemann driving today, too?
Niki Lauda: Yes, and keen to make an impression. So let's see where Mr. Reutemann finishes and where I finish today.
American Journalist: James Hunt and McLaren have caught up a lot while you were away.
Niki Lauda: Yes. So is there a question now, or are you just trying to piss me off?
[laughter from the journalists]
German Journalist: Do you still think you can win?
Niki Lauda: Yes, of course. I have the better car. And possibly I'm the better driver. But he's a clever guy, and he's used his time well while I was lying half-dead in hospital... to win some points.
British Journalish: And what did your wife say when she saw your face?
[Lauda pauses]
Niki Lauda: She said, 'Sweetie, you don't need a face to drive. You just need a right foot.'
[laughter from the journalists]
British Journalish: I'm being serious. Do you really think your marriage can survive with the way you look now?
Niki Lauda: And I'm being serious, too.
[Points at British journalist]
Niki Lauda: Fuck you. Press conference over.
[Lauda gets up angrily and storms his way out of the press conference]
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[Following Lauda's press conference, Hunt approaches the British journalist that offended Lauda]
British Journalish: James, are you all right?
James Hunt: Good, yeah. Listen, I think I've got something for you on that last question, about Niki.
British Journalish: You heard about that?
James Hunt: I did.
[Hunt shoves the journalist into the maintenance room]
British Journalish: James...
[Hunt punches the journalist in the stomach and closes the door before proceeding to punch him in the face and shove him to the ground]
British Journalish: Please, James...
[Hunt grabs the journalist's tape recorder and stuffs it between his mouth]
James Hunt: Now go home to your wife and ask her how you look.
[Hunt punches the tape recorder on the journalist's face before he walks away]
James Hunt: Prick.