Williams

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Williams

2017

1h 49m

Biography

Documentary

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The life and career of race car driver Frank Williams and the formation of the Williams Formula 1 racing team.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

08/07/2017

4/5

Racing fans are sure to enjoy a history that takes in Patrick Head's innovative car designs in the late 1970s and the 1986 rivalry between Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

08/07/2017

2/5

The film is let down by an overlong running time and a prurient attempt to crowbar an emotional response from the taciturn Williams.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

08/04/2017

3/5

Frank Williams has his legacy well and truly besmirched in this highly unflattering and very juicy portrait.

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Matthew Turner

VODzilla.co

08/26/2017

6.3/10

What emerges is a fascinating and deeply personal family history, though die-hard petrol-heads may wish for a little more focus on the racetrack.

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Brian Viner

Daily Mail (UK)

08/10/2017

4/5

Williams ... is charismatic and charming. Morgan Matthews's absorbing and moving documentary also reveals him as maddeningly self-centred, obsessed with motor-racing to the exclusion of all else - but brilliant nonetheless.

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

08/07/2017

3/5

The domestic saga is of general interest, but the film is still chiefly for a car-loving audience.

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03/30/2019

A really enjoyable documentary and I don't even watch F1. Highly recommended.

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02/17/2018

A look behind the scenes of the last family F1 team.

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12/30/2017

Might be a bit too long, but amazing documentary, nicely directed, with a powerful story. Every F1 fan should watch it.

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11/14/2017

Really loved this film. I am a massive F1 fan but this is not a necessary must to watch it. What I loved about this film is you go away thinking what can be done with drive and a good attitude. A must watch!

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10/11/2017

Raw, honest, made me teary-eyed and smile at the same time.

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10/10/2017

A good film/documentary but I'd seen the McLaren one a few weeks earlier and don't think this is quite as good

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Synopsis

The life and career of race car driver Frank Williams and the formation of the Williams Formula 1 racing team.

Director: Morgan Matthews
Producer: Sarah Hamilton, Hayley Reynolds
Production Co: Artificial Eye Film, Minnow Films, BBC Films
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 49m