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Film presentation: Le Mans 1983

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Created on May 13, 2013

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Cover of the movie 'Le Mans 1983'

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Many drivers are shown in this movie, including Henri Pescarolo in an interview

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Mario Andretti in an interview before the race

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Legendary - The Hawaiian Tropic Girls

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Up close and personal with Lancia in the pit lane

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - A number of racing drivers also talked to the girls - this is also practically non-existent today

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The later celebrated overall winner is positioned

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The Lancia team is still fitting the rear spoiler to the LC2 at the start

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - From the driver's perspective through the pit lane

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Mario Andretti probably gives his son Michael the last tips before it gets serious

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Hawaiian Topic Girls again and again! Why not....

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The movie shows several scenes from the pit lane - really great to see the cars and the scenery from back then

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The match-deciding crash between Ickx and Lammers was filmed in its entirety - A highlight!

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Hunaudières and Mulsanne from a helicopter perspective

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - For the first time cameras were mounted in the cockpits at Le Mans - Unique!

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Everyone waits spellbound for the showdown!

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Nick Mason, the drummer of Pink Floyd, was on the road for the Japanese Dome Racing Team

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Derek Bell looks relaxed while his colleague Jacky Ickx drives fast laps

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - view from the helicopter of the then still straight section after the Dunlop arch

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Also shots of the famous restaurant directly on the long straight - Sensational!

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Still from the film 'Le Mans 1983' - shot from the restaurant - the guests sat at the table only a few meters away from the fastest section of the track - unthinkable today!

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Even back then, ingenious cinematic sequences like this one just before Mulsanne were created - a feast for the eyes!

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The all-important last laps of the smoking Porsche 956 with starting number 3 - will it last one more lap?

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Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Number 3 makes it, despite noticeable damage

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Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Viele Fahrer werden in diesem Film gezeigt, so auch Henri Pescarolo im Interview

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Mario Andretti im Interview vor dem Rennen

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Legendär - Die Hawaiian Tropic Girls

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Bei Lancia in der Boxengasse hautnah dabei

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Auch etliche Rennfahrer haben sich mit den Girls unterhalten - auch das gibt es heute praktisch nicht mehr

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Der später gefeierte Gesamtsieger wird positioniert

Our main article provides a detailed summary of the entire 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983. Therefore, only the special features of the 60-minute film are discussed here.

From the driver's perspective

For the first time in 1983, cameras were mounted in the racing cars at Le Mans (especially Porsche?) and this footage is therefore a special treat for film fans! For the first time, you could see complete laps from the driver's perspective and watch almost live how quickly the scenery flies past you as you race along the Hunaudières (back then without chicanes!).

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - For the first time cameras were mounted in the cockpits at Le Mans - Unique!

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - For the first time cameras were mounted in the cockpits at Le Mans - Unique!

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Right in the middle of it all

Many sequences in the film show the action in the pit lane before and during the race. It's fantastic to see the drivers and fans, mechanics and team bosses so vividly, also to recall what the pit lane at Le Mans looked like back then. Really brilliant!

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The movie shows several scenes from the pit lane - really great to see the cars and the scenery from back then

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The movie shows several scenes from the pit lane - really great to see the cars and the scenery from back then

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It is noticeable that the famous Hawaiian Tropic Girls must have charmed the cameraman too, they are shown again for a few seconds every few minutes.

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Legendary - The Hawaiian Tropic Girls

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Legendary - The Hawaiian Tropic Girls

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Documentary value

In addition to the impressive footage of the race, including the accident involving Ickx and Lammers at Mulsanne, ...

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The match-deciding crash between Ickx and Lammers was filmed in its entirety - A highlight!

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - The match-deciding crash between Ickx and Lammers was filmed in its entirety - A highlight!

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... but there are also many shots documenting events away from the track: The Ferris wheel, at that time still set up after the Dunlop arch, the fans, almost directly on the track, the restaurant directly on the "Mulsanne Straight", and and and... Although the movie only lasts 60 minutes, a lot of events and impressions are shown and recorded.

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Also shots of the famous restaurant directly on the long straight - Sensational!

Still from the movie 'Le Mans 1983' - Also shots of the famous restaurant directly on the long straight - Sensational!

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We therefore recommend this film to all motorsport fans, especially Le Mans fans. The best value for money is to buy the 10-disc box set: Le Mans 1980 to 1989.

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Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Viele Fahrer werden in diesem Film gezeigt, so auch Henri Pescarolo im Interview

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Mario Andretti im Interview vor dem Rennen

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Legendär - Die Hawaiian Tropic Girls

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Bei Lancia in der Boxengasse hautnah dabei

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Auch etliche Rennfahrer haben sich mit den Girls unterhalten - auch das gibt es heute praktisch nicht mehr

Standbild aus dem Film 'Le Mans 1983' - Der später gefeierte Gesamtsieger wird positioniert

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