Death Race
1973 | 74m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Lowell Rich |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Charles Kuenstle |
| Staring: |
| In the North African desert in World War II, a crippled American fighter plane that is unable to take off tries to evade and destroy a pursuing Nazi tank. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1973 |
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| Director: | David Lowell Rich |
| Writer: | Charles Kuenstle |
| Genres: | War, TV Movie |
| Keywords | africa, general, world war ii, pursuit, desert, airmen, plane crash, panzer |
| Production Companies | Silverton Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Bridges | Gen. Ernst Beimler |
| Roy Thinnes | Arnold McMillan |
| Eric Braeden | Stoeffer |
| Doug McClure | Lt. Del Culpepper |
| Brendon Boone | Pvt. Huffman |
| Christopher Cary | British Radioman |
| Dennis Rucker | Lt. Voelke |
| Dennis Dugan | Pvt. Becker |
| Ivor Barry | Maj. Waverly |
| William Beckley | British Airman |
| Eric Micklewood | British Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Lowell Rich | Director |
| Les Green | Editor |
| Allen E. Smith | Art Direction |
| Wallace Worsley Jr. | Unit Manager |
| James R. Alexander | Sound |
| Charles Kuenstle | Writer |
| Hal Mooney | Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor |
| Milton Rosen | Original Music Composer |
| Terry K. Meade | Director of Photography |
| Carl Pingitore | Editor |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Tom Joyner | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harve Bennett | Producer |
| Terry K. Meade | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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This is a terrific variation on Moby Dick, and is one of those stories from the 70s made-for-TV movie heyday. Doug McClure's character is an easy going guy who just wants to do enough to get by. He sets down at a British base expecting to gas up and go. The British draft him into a mission and gi ... ve him Roy Thinnes as a wingman. Meanwhile, Lloyd Bridges is a German general who, lost on his own, finds a German tank, also lost, and takes charge. There is a clash which results in Thinnes shot down, and McClure picking him up, with Bridges' tank crippling McClure's plane so it can only fly in short hops. The pursuit pushes everyone to their limit, and sets up an explosive climax. Everyone gives their all in this, but mostly Bridges chews up the scenery, and in his big pep talk, he goes over the top enough to almost reach the Moon. If you can get a copy, or look on YouTube, give this a try.