The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix

1975 [NORWEGIAN]

Animation / Comedy / Family / Sport

9
IMDb Rating 8.5/10 10 15247 15.2K

car race bicycle races sheik racing stop motion

Plot summary

100 miles north, a bit east and up, is Pinchcliffe, the home of bicycle repairman Reodor Felgen and his two assistants, Solan Gundersen and Ludvig. Sponsored by oil sheik Ben Redic Fy Fazan, they build the car "Il Tempo Gigante" to race against Reodor's former assistant Rudolf Blodstrupmoen, who has stolen one of Reodor's inventions to become a world racing champion.

Director

Ivo Caprino Photo
Ivo Caprino

Top cast

Helge Reiss Photo
Helge Reiss as Rudolf Blodstrupmoen
Harald Heide-Steen Jr. Photo
Harald Heide-Steen Jr. as Emanuel Desperados
Leif Juster Photo
Leif Juster as Narrator
Rolf Just Nilsen Photo
Rolf Just Nilsen as Ben Redic Fy Fazan / Roger Jurtappen / Ollvar O. Kleppvold / Hallstein Bronskimlet / Jostein Kroksleiven
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
810.06 MB
1280*720
Norwegian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 2
1.62 GB
1920*1080
Norwegian 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 16

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by taskoghe 9 / 10

Remember when this was made.

When I look at the comments, remember that this is a puppet movie from 1975! In a way it's a parody on rural Norway the way it was over 30 years ago! Today Norway, like the rest of the world, is so very different. Multicultural and far less innocent. I think that explains why so many people from my generation loves this movie. It's a testament from a less complicated past, besides the fact, of course, that it holds precious childhood memories.If this had been a more widely known movie internationally, I can already imagine that Muslims would have had several issues with it. After all, we now live in a paranoid and censor happy world.
Reviewed by gfc28 9 / 10

A Must See

Please give this a shot if you speak only English, it really is a hidden gem. There are dubbed versions and subtitles available ( you will enjoy the dubbed version better as you will be able to watch the animation more and read less). It will be especially enjoyable if you are British, a motorsports fan or a fan of the newer Wallace and Gromit series by Aardman ( whose characters may well have been modeled or inspired by these ).The animation may seem a bit crude by today's standards, but keep in mind how long ago this was made. When compared to the popular Rankin-Bass animations of the time, it is easily comparable if not superior.Motorsport fans will appreciate the level of detail on the cars and the humor, as well as the fine sound effects used from various racing engines. Especially enjoyable is having Murray Walker announce the race. For Americans that aren't familiar with Murray, he truly is a living legend among motorsports enthusiasts in Britain for his exciting and distinctive call of Formula 1 on the BBC and ITV through the years. He retired in 2001, but still makes occasional appearances. ( It would be similar to having someone like Cubs announcer Harry Caray do the call of an animated baseball game or Bob Cole of the CBC doing hockey).The only minor complaint I would make is that the dialog and vocabulary is a bit advanced for young viewers ( especially in the opening sequences ) even though the film seems to be more aimed at kids than adults. This may not apply in the original Norwegian version and just be a matter of translation. Once the action begins, the kids should be glued to the set though.
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