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American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
Events
June 18th , 1966, the 24 hour long Le Mans race starts
June 19th , 1966, the Le Mans race ends, 24 hours after it began
August 17th , 1966, Ken Miles dies in a car crash
Directed by James Mangold
Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe
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