Der Favorit (1955)
Der Rennfahrer Gino Borgesa schwimmt auf einer wahren Erfolgswelle und gewinnt ein Rennen nach dem anderen. Er ist besessen davon, an die Weltspitze zu gelangen. Während sein Ruhm stetig wächst, fühlen sich seine Verwandten und Freunde zunehmend vernachlässigt, allen voran Ginos Frau Nicole, die sich schließlich von ihm trennt…
Der Regisseur:
Henry Hathaway
Der Autor:
Charles Kaufman
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Kirk Douglas as Gino Borgesa |
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Bella Darvi as Nicole |
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Gilbert Roland as Dell'Oro |
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Cesar Romero as Carlos Chavez |
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Lee J. Cobb as Maglio |
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Katy Jurado as Maria Chávez |
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Charles Goldner as Piero |
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John Hudson as Michel Caron |
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George Dolenz as Count Salem |
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Agnès Laury as Toni |
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John Wengraf as Dr. Tabor |
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Norbert Schiller as Dehlgreen |
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Mel Welles as Fiori (uncredited) |
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Carleton Young as Opening Narrator (uncredited) |
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Peter Norman as Cashier (uncredited) |
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George Givot as Baron (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Julian Blaustein | Producer |
| Art | George Patrick | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Directing | Henry Weinberger | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Charles Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Writing | Hans Ruesch | Novel |