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 - chronological order
Directed by: Lee H. Katzin
Starring: Steve McQueen, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Siegfried Rauch
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.
David Townsend: Michael, I want you to drive flat out. I want Porsche to win Le Mans.