Revealing mistake: In the slow motion crash of Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 you can clearly see that the car is empty.
Le Mans (1971)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Starring: Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Siegfried Rauch, Steve McQueen
Continuity mistake: Near the end of the race, the cars are clean and dirty in the same race lap.
Lisa Belgetti: When people risk their lives, shouldn't it be for something very important?
Michael Delaney: Well, it better be.
Lisa Belgetti: But what is so important about driving faster than anyone else?
Michael Delaney: Lotta people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.
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