Bobby Deerfield (1977) on Netflix
Bobby Deerfield races Formula One in Europe, a calculating loner used to winning. After a crash kills a teammate, he meets Lillian Morelli, a Swiss woman with terminal cancer.
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Plot summary
Bobby Deerfield is an American race car driver competing on the Formula One circuit in Europe. He is a loner, calculating and obsessed with control, and he has grown used to winning the checkered flag. A fiery crash at the track kills a teammate and badly wounds another driver, leaving Bobby troubled by thoughts of death. He visits the driver who survived and meets Lillian Morelli, a Swiss woman whose manner is quirky and impulsive. She has terminal cancer and knows her time is short. Bobby falls in love with her.
Cast
- Dorothy Jamesas Tourist
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Bobby Deerfield (1977)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The racing action was not staged: it was filmed by racing cinematographers during the 1976 Formula One season and featured actual drivers, including Carlos Pace, Tom Pryce, James Hunt, Patrick Depailler and Mario Andretti.
