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Bobby Deerfield

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Bobby Deerfield (1977)

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He had to meet her - to find himself!

A love story.


Starring Al Pacino and directed by Sydney Pollack, Bobby Deerfield stars Pacino plays the title character, a reckless race car driver. As his fame grows, Bobby becomes increasingly full of himself, which seriously jeopardizes his performance on the track and his private life. Marthe Keller plays Bobby's aristocratic, enigmatic lady friend, whose tragic secret sets the stage for melodrama. Also on hand is Ann Duperey as a racetrack groupie. Originally released at 124 minutes, Bobby Deerfield was pared down to 99 minutes by director Pollack for cable-TV consumption.


Critics panned Bobby Deerfield as an over-the-top melodrama with a plodding story line; audiences reportedly laughed at scenes intended to be dramatic.
Race-film fans, expecting another Grand Prix or Le Mans, were disappointed that the story did not play out on the race track; however, the action footage was filmed by racing cinematographers over the course of the 1976 Formula One season and features actual drivers, including Carlos Pace, James Hunt, Patrick Depailler and Mario Andretti.
Bobby Deerfield was released on DVD for the first time on March 11, 2008. The soundtrack, recorded on the benighted Casablanca Records label, has been unavailable for years.
Remarque's novel on which the screenplay is based is far different from the movie, taking place just after World War II.
The Swiss town of Leukerbad makes no mention of the on-location filming that took place there.

Release Date: September 29, 1977 @ The Baronet & Coronet


Distrib: Columbia Pictures & Warner Brothers


Boxoffice: $9,300,000 2013: $33,113,000

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