A Star Named Ayrton Senna (1998)
The Official Film of Brazil's greatest Formula One driver, Ayrton Senna, who's sudden death in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix sent shock waves around the World. It cemented his reputation both within the sport, and his native Brazil, as a legend. The film looks at his life and career using archive footage and featuring revealing interviews with the man, as well as those who knew him well; friends, family and competitors. It also shows how the Ayrton Senna Foundation, set up in his honor, is working to help under privileged and street-bound children in his native Brazil using sport as an incentive to learn. Written by Oliver Warman.
Director: Jean Claude Guiter
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Ayrton Senna as Self (archive footage) |
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Viviane Senna as Self |
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Jean Alesi as Self |
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Martin Brundle as Self |
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Juan Manuel Fangio as Self |
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Alain Prost as Self |
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Leonardo Senna as Self |
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Milton da Silva as Self |
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Lucio Pascual Gascon as Self |
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Terry Fullerton as Self |
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Dick Bennets as Self |
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Pat Symonds as Self |
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Peter Warr as Self |
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Bernard Dudot as Self |
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Ron Dennis as Self |
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Josef Leberer as Self |
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Jo Ramirez as Self |
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Frank Williams as Self |
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Nuno Cobra as Self |
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Ignácio de Loyola Brandão as Self |
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Xuxa as Self |
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Gérard Ducarouge as Self |
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Bruno Senna as Self |
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Neyde Senna as Self |
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Julian Jakobi as Self |
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Patrick Faure as Self |
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Rubens Barrichello as Self |
| Production | Ana Lucia Alves | Production Manager |
| Editing | Jean-Pierre Dumonteil | Editor |
| Production | François Guiter | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jean Claude Guiter | Director |