Weekend of a Champion

6.3

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 94 min
Premiere: 2013. October 9.

Director: Frank Simon
Starring: Jackie Stewart Roman Polanski François Cévert Helen Stewart

Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life of a gifted athlete at the height of his powers. "Re-cut and restored" version of the original "Weekend Of A Champion (1972)", with a 2011 post-film discussion between Jackie Stewart and Roman Polanski (begins at approx 71:15 minutes).