Death Race (1973 film)
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Death Race | |
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Genre | Action Drama War |
Written by | Charles Kuenstle |
Directed by | David Lowell Rich |
Starring | Lloyd Bridges Roy Thinnes Eric Braeden Doug McClure |
Music by | Hal Mooney |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Harve Bennett Terry K. Meade |
Cinematography | Terry K. Meade |
Editors | Les Green Carl Pingitore |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Silverton Productions Universal Television |
Budget | $650,000 (estimated) |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | November 10, 1973 |
Death Race is a 1973 American TV movie.[1]
Plot
In November 1942 in the Africa desert two Allied pilots in separate planes are sent to blow up a minefield. They come across a small German column, and attack it. A tank captained by an officer shoots down one of the Allied planes forcing the pilot, McMillan, to bail out. The other pilot, Culpepper, lands to rescue him as the tank closes in. Culpepper's plane is damaged, and can only taxi. A deadly pursuit ensues.
Cast
- Lloyd Bridges as General Ernst Beimler
- Roy Thinnes as Arnold McMillan
- Eric Braeden as Stoeffer
- Doug McClure as Lieutenant Del Culpepper
- Brendon Boone as Private Huffman
- Christopher Cary as British Radioman
- Dennis Rucker as Lieutenant Voelke
- Dennis Dugan as Private Becker
- Ivor Barry as Major Waverly
- William Beckley as British Airman
- Eric Micklewood as British Officer
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it "a good suspense drama" which "is scarcely original enough to be anywhere near profound, but it does make its point emphatically in a way that's entertaining, especially for action fans".[2]
References
External links
- Death Race at IMDb
- Death Race at Letterbox DVD
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