Le Mans

Le Mans (1971) is a racing drama you can watch online on iFILM, starring Steve McQueen as American driver Michael Delaney. Director Lee H. Katzin shot the film during the actual 24 Hours of Le Mans, placing cameras trackside and putting McQueen and his co-stars behind the wheels of real Gulf Porsche and Ferrari racecars.

Delaney is back at Le Mans a year after an accident on this same circuit killed a fellow driver. His German rival Stahler is pushing hard. The dead man's widow is watching from the pits. The film is light on dialogue and heavy on engine noise and tyre squeal — a deliberate choice that makes it feel closer to a documentary than a conventional feature. For anyone drawn to the era when motorsport ran without modern safety barriers, it holds up as a primary document of that world. Stream Le Mans (1971) on iFILM.