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Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Top flight Le Mans racing driver Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) spots former rival Piero Belgetti's widow Lisa (Elga Andersen) buying flowers in the days before the race.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Delaney (Steve McQueen) is distracted by an incident involving several cars to his right and almost rams a backmarker causing him to have a massive shunt bouncing off the Armco barriers.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: The oldest surviving Dunlop Bridge at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the home of the 24 Hours of Le Mans used in various race scenes throughout the movie.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Cars fly along the Mulsanne Straight at over 200mph past the Hotel des Hunaudieres that is open 24 hours, even during the race. the time of filming guests could sit outside, eat a meal and watch the cars whiz by with no Armco or debris fencing to protect them. Today there is a substantial barrier along with catch fencing in place, although you can still eat on the patio.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Stahler (Siegfried Rauch) spins in the middle of the track. Claude Aurac (Luc Merenda) in #7 comes around a corner and spins as he tries to avoid hitting Stahler and in doing so is launched into the trees, Claude manages to get out of the wreck just before it explodes. is the only part of the Le Mans circuit to have more or less kept its original shape.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Used for several scenes throughout the movie the distinct advertising of Martini can be seen on the roof of a building close to the road. It's clearly seen at the start of the movie where Mike Delaney (Steve McQueen) gets out and stares at a spot behind the Armco barrier. Flashback to a night race at Le Mans, a crash and explosion.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: The Mulsanne Corner. Probably one of the most famous corners in road racing. signaling pits were also based here just after the bend, long before radios were used in racing, crews would telephone to signalers who would hold up information for the passing drivers.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Cars would speed out of the purpose built track onto the publicly used roads and drive down the Mulsanne Straight. Now protected behind fencing but back in the early 70s the lower part of each trunk was painted white to help the drivers see at night.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: A black Porsche 911, driven by Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) cruises through a small French village.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) crosses over the river Sarthe.
Filming location photo, shot in France, for Le Mans (1971). Scene description: Used in various scenes, the grandstands around the start/finish and pits at Le Mans. Considerable changes have been made over the years making the track safer for both driver and spectator.
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