Movie Drama
How fast must a man go to get from where he's at?
An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork advocated by the US coach when they go to Europe for the Olympics.
Robert Redford Gene Hackman Camilla Sparv Karl Michael Vogler Jim McMullan Kathleen Crowley Dabney Coleman Kenneth Kirk Oren Stevens Jerry Dexter Walter Stroud Carole Carle Rip McManus Joe Jay Jalbert Tom J. Kirk Harald Dietl Christian Doermer Michael Gempart Walter Gnilka Werner Heyking Noam Pitlik
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