Ford v Ferrari

Overview

In the 1960s, Ferrari is an untouchable figure in racing. With Enzo Ferrari (Remo Girone) ardently chasing after excellence, the company is irrefutably the best there is. Ford's Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) wants in on the success, and so he journeys to Italy to propose a merger with the automobile giant. His plan, however, is met with ridicule. With a hurt ego, he enlists the help of car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) to build a car that would defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Directed by James Mangold.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/11/2020
UPC:	0024543640127
Original Release:	2019
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matt Damon	Carroll Shelby
Christian Bale	Ken Miles
Jon Bernthal	Lee Iacocca
Caitriona Balfe	Mollie Miles
Josh Lucas	Leo Beebe
Noah Jupe	Peter Miles
Tracy Letts	Henry Ford II
Remo Girone	Enzo Ferrari
Ray McKinnon	Phil Remington
JJ Feild	Roy Lunn
Jack McMullen	Charlie Agapiou
Corrado Invernizzi	Franco Gozzi
Joe Williamson	Don Frey,Actor
Ian Harding	Ford Executive Ian
Christopher Darga	John Holman
Shawn Law	Al 'Gus' Scussel
Emil Beheshti	Aeronutronics Chief Engineer
Darrin Prescott	Bob Bondurant
Alex Gurney	Dan Gurney
Benjamin Rigby	Bruce McLaren (as Ben Rigby)
Francesco Bauco	Lorenzo Bandini
Guido Cocomello	Ludo Scarfiotti
Adam Mayfield	Lloyd Ruby
Sean Carrigan	Walt Hansgen
Lachlan Buchanan	Celebrity MC - Cloverfield
Giles Matthey	Lance Reventlow
Rudolf Martin	Dieter Voss
Evan Arnold	SCCA Official
Darin Cooper	Reporter - Sam
Elizabeth Dement	Ford Secretary #1
Wallace Langham	Dr. Granger
Jonathan LaPaglia	Pit Engineer - Eddie (as Jonathan La Paglia)
Brad Beyer	Wayne - Customer
Ottavio Taddei	Italian Photographer
Giovanni Cirfiera	Gianni Agnelli
Wyatt Nash	Cool Young Buyer
Drew Rausch	Pilot Private Plane
Ward Horton	Test Driver - Burt
Tanner Foust	Ronnie Bucknum
Peter Arpesella	Ferrari Pit Chief
Andrew Burlinson	Ford Executive #2
Lou Beatty Jr.	Janitor
Marc Forget	Le Mans Official #1
Stephane Fiorenza	Le Mans Official #2
Joss Glennie-Smith	Mechanic Ford Advanced Vehicles
Tim Banning	Reporter - Daytona
Arron Shiver	Charlie Brockman ABC
Paul Fox	British Commentator,Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Zack Zublena	French Commentator
Aylam Orian	German Commentator
Kirt Kishita	Japanese Commentator
Stefania Spampinato	Ferrari's English Translator
Gian Franco Tordi	Gianni Agnelli Security
James Tappan	IRS Employee #1
Ryan O'Dell	IRS Employee #2
Mario Di Donato	Enzo Ferrari's Lawyer (as Mario Didonato)
Jenelle McKee	Ford Secretary #2
Jan Munroe	Edwin Turley,Raceway Guest (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro	Mrs. Henry Ford
Thomas John Rudolph	Shelby Pit Crew - Big Mug
Darren Jacobs	British Commentator
Gary Sievers	Ford Driver
Brenden Wedner	Man on Street
Evin Charles Anderson	Race Audience (uncredited)
Daniel Aryeh	Umberto Agnelli (uncredited)
Joshua Bankey	Gendarme (uncredited)
Brea Bee	Tiki Bar Waitress (uncredited)
Kyle Bell	Ferrari Pit Driver (uncredited),Factory Worker (uncredited)
Dayna Brand	Raceway Guest (uncredited)
Michael Wayne Brown	Floor Manager (uncredited)
Dallas Chandler	Raceway Guest (uncredited)
Zachary Chicos	Male Box Spectator (uncredited)
David Cohen	Pit Marshall (uncredited)
Carl Collanus	Photographer (uncredited)
Corey Crandall	Flag Boy (uncredited)
Rylee Cravens	Le Mans Spectator (uncredited)
Savannah Cruz	Raceway Guest (uncredited)
Sammie Denton	Gendarme (uncredited)
Vincent Di Paolo	Ferrari Factory Worker (uncredited)
Troy Dillinger	Ford Executive (uncredited)
James Dunn	Ford Model (uncredited)
Louis Fasanaro	Ferrari factory Engine Builder (uncredited)
Americo Galli	Reporter (uncredited)
Jeff Goins	Shelby Pit Crew (uncredited)
Fatimah Hassan	Driver / Pedestrian (uncredited)
Brandon Irvin	Shelby Crew (uncredited)
Jedediah Jenk	Ford Factory Worker / Holman Moody Pit (uncredited)
Hunter Jones	Ferrari Pit Leader (uncredited)
Samuel Martin Lewis	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Molly Malin	Waitress (uncredited)
Chris Markle	Pit Crew (uncredited)
Brooklyn McDaris	Ford Box Woman (uncredited)
David Michael-Smith	Race Photographer (uncredited)
Julian Miller	Eric Broadley (uncredited)
Edwin Modlin II	Ken - Ford Mustang Model (uncredited)
William Myers	Frenchie / Ford Executive (uncredited)
Scott Rapp	Police officer (uncredited)
Sean Renzetti	Ferrari Pit Crew (uncredited)
Cailan Robinson	Ford Executive (uncredited)
Linda Victoria Romo	Agnelli Italian Party Guest (uncredited)
David Rona	Spectator (uncredited)
Az Rudman	Photographer (uncredited)
Blake Seltzer	Photographer (uncredited)
Roberta Sparta	Ferrari Guest (uncredited)
Chris Spinelli	Ferrari Factory Worker (uncredited)
Bogdan Szumilas	Scuderia Ferrari (uncredited)
Alfredo Tavares	Hero Ferrari Box (uncredited)
Trent Walker	Holman Moody Pit Crew (uncredited)
Cameron West	Impala Dad (uncredited)
Alex Wexo	Holman Moody Pit Crew (uncredited),Holman Moody Pit Crew
Jeff Winn	Flagger (Daytona) (uncredited),Spectator (uncredited)
Garth Wynne-Jones	Holman Moody Pit Crew / Ford Factory Worker (uncredited)
David Yorr	Photographer (uncredited)
Jeremy Zaugg	Pit Crew / Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jon Zepp	Mario Andretti (uncredited)
Matt Elrod	Cool Young Buyer
Paul Sparks	Actor
John-Henry Butterworth	Actor
Jason Keller	Actor
Hélène Cardona	French Nun
Bridie Latona	Claudia Cardinale
Michael Gough	Le Mans Announcer
Ben Collins	Denny Hulme
Tiffany Cox	Janine
Grace Fae	Ford Secretary
Mark Krenik	Shelby Pit Smokey
Giulia DaPian	Ferrari Pit/Box Girl
Kai Andersen	Shelby Pitcrew
Arianna Tysinger	Ford Pit Girl
Edwin Modlin, ll	Ken - Ford Mustang Model
Larsen Deane	Ronnie Larson
Cambria Elise	Agnelli Guest
Alyona Khmara	Shelby's Secretary
Sabina Nogic	Ford Box Spectator
Alex Leontev	Holman Moody Pit Crew/Ford Factory Worker
Damon Preston	Ferrari Pit Crew
Michelle Ells	Impala Kid
Sam Fusaro	Shelby Pit Crew
Patrick McGeough	Reporter
Michael Lanahan	Brumos Executive
Sarah Jarman	Ford Waitress
Michael DeBartolo	Ferrari Owner
Jillian Stuart	Young Girl
Paul Alan Dixon	Reporter/TV Crew
Forrest Jade	Raceway Guest
Craig Silva	Frosty
Ryna Nevius	Ford Spectator
Marco Beltrami	Composer
Buck Sanders	Composer

Technical Credits

Jez Butterworth

Jason Keller

Jez Butterworth	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Jason Keller	Screenwriter
James Mangold	Director,Producer
Dani Bernfeld	Executive Producer,Producer
Kevin Halloran	Executive Producer,Producer
Adam Somner	Executive Producer,Producer
Peter Chernin	Producer
Jenno Topping	Producer
Lucas Foster	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Mann	Producer
Alex Young	Producer
Cassandra Han	Casting
Joseph Hicks	Casting
Ronna Kress	Casting
Kissy Dugan	Casting
David Giammarco	Sound/Sound Designer
Jay Wilkinson	Sound/Sound Designer
Samuel Green	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Mann	Executive Producer
Steven Morrow	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

In Ford v Ferrari, Director James Mangold (Walk the Line) pairs with the writing team of Jason Keller (Escape Plan) and brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (Edge of Tomorrow) to tell a mostly-factual tale of an American Dream come true. This team triumphs at making a limited-audience story into a compelling and exciting film that anyone can enjoy. The year is 1959, and shortly after he has won the 24-hour Le Mans, heart issues have sidelined Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) from racing. He turns to building cars instead, but it is not as satisfying to him. In the meantime, insults from Italian automaker Enzo Ferrari (Remo Girone) anger Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) so much that he determines to beat them at Le Mans. As a result, Ford General Manager Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) seeks out Shelby to gain his help in building the perfect race car. Part of that design is having the best driver, in the form of Ken Miles (Christian Bale), to push the car to its limits. An equally important part, though, is finding the perfect way around the bureaucracy of rigid marketing executives, most notably Leo Beebe (Josh Lucas), that might prevent Shelby and Miles from completing Ford's revenge. James Mangold's fine direction of both static and action scenes brings out the very best of the cast. And while some of the characterizations may be more colorful than in real life, the actors portray them in such a way that one can never tell if there are exaggerations to how things actually happened. A portion of the credit should go to the finely tuned script from Butterworth, Butterworth, and Keller that keeps the 152-minute film moving along despite passing the two-hour mark. Much credit should also go to the exceptional acting, across the board. Matt Damon gives one of the finest performances of his career as the driven, determined Shelby. But even he pales in comparison to Christian Bale's performance as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. There isn't a single moment that he isn't Miles. Beyond these two, the other cast members play their roles wonderfully, perfectly supporting the two central characters. One might expect a film that is essentially about racing to be loud and overwhelming, and while some scenes will make viewers hold their breath, that isn't the focus. Even so, the driving scenes are realistic and thrilling, and any featuring Bale are a joy to watch. The cars are perfect replicas of the originals, as are the look of the factories, workshops, and homes. Everything about the film, from the streets to the office personnel, has the feel of the early 1960s. Even the Le Mans track is a direct recreation of one that no longer exists-a testament to how detail-oriented the director and crew are. Ford v. Ferrari is a wonderful film, pulled together through a rare combination of exceptional writing, directing, acting, and technical crew. And while some of the events might play a little loose with the exact history, the film races to a win from the starting flag to the finish line.