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Winning
Winning Plot summary
The film centers on professional racecar driver Frank Ca-
pua and his wife Elora (Newman and Woodward, who
were married in real life). Frank spends too much time
in the garage, pushing Elora into the arms of Newman’s
main rival on the track, Luther Erding (Robert Wagner).
Production
During preparation for this film, Newman was trained
for the motorsport by drivers, Bob Sharp and Lake Un-
derwood, at a race track high performance driving
school—which sparked Newman’s enthusiasm for the
sport and led to his participation as a competitor in
sports car racing during the remainder of his life.
The film includes footage taken at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, the legendary 2.5 mile track. Most of
the footage is from the 1968 race. The accident during the
first green flag is from the 1966 race.
Cast
Directed by James Goldstone
• Paul Newman as • Toni Clayton as The Girl
Produced by John Foreman Frank Capua • Allen Emerson as Desk
Written by Howard Rodman • Joanne Woodward as Clerk
Elora Capua • Timothy Galbraith as
Starring Paul Newman • Robert Wagner as Driver No. 2
Joanne Woodward
Luther Lou Erding • Mimi Littlejohn as
Music by Dave Grusin • Richard Thomas as Indianapolis Queen
Cinematography Richard Moore
Charley Capua • George Mason as
• David Sheiner as Leo Indianapolis Policeman
Editing by Edward A. Biery Crawford • Carolyn McNichol as
Richard C. Meyer
• Clu Gulager as Larry Party Girl
Distributed by Universal Pictures the Mechanic • Paulene Myers as
• Barry Ford as Cleaning Woman
Release date(s) May 22, 1969 Bottineau • Lou Palmer as
Running time 123 min • Karen Arthur as Miss Indianapolis
Dairy Queen Interviewer
Language English
• Bobby Unser as • Alma Platt as Mrs.
Himself Eshovo
Winning is a 1969 American motion picture starring Paul
• Tony Hulman as • Robert Quarry as Sam
Newman and Joanne Woodward. A number of racecar
Himself Jagin
drivers and people associated with racing appear in the
• Bobby Grim as • Jay Reynolds as
film, including Bobby Unser, Tony Hulman, Bobby Grim,
Himself Indianapolis
Dan Gurney, Roger McCluskey, and Bruce Walkup.
• Dan Gurney as Interviewer
Himself • Charles Seel as Eshovo
• Roger McCluskey as • Robert Shayne as Well-
Himself Wisher at Indy Victory
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• Ray Ballard as
Trombone Player
• Maxine Stuart as Miss
Redburne’s Mother
See Also
• Harry Basch as The • Pat Vidan as Starter • Charlie Sheen
Stranger • Bruce Walkup as Driver
• John Bryant as Well-
Wisher at Indy
No. 1
• Eileen Wesson as Miss
External links
Victory Redburne • Winning at the Internet Movie Database
• Marianna Case as
Motorcycle Girl
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Categories:
• 1969 films
• Auto racing films
• English-language films
• Films set in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1960s drama film stubs
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