Factual error: The crash of Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 is supposed to happen on the exit of Indianapolis corner, but the slow motion reveals that it was actually staged between Arnage and Maison Blanche.
Le Mans (1971)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Starring: Steve McQueen, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Siegfried Rauch
The #22 Porsche wins by metres. Steve McQueen is second in the #21 Porsche. The German guy is third.
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David Townsend: Michael, I want you to drive flat out. I want Porsche to win Le Mans.
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