---
title: 'The Racers (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Hathaway'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-racers-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048531/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Racers (1955)

1955 · 88 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Racers is a 1955 American CinemaScope drama sports film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi and Gilbert Roland. The film is based on the book by Hans Ruesch entitled The Racer, based on the life of Rudolf Caracciola.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Hathaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hathaway)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-kaufman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north)
- **Producer:** [Charles Brackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-brackett)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-macdonald)
- **Editor:** [James B. Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-clark)

## Cast

- [Bella Darvi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bella-darvi)
- [John Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hudson)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Lee J. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-j-cobb)
- [Joseph Vitale](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-vitale)
- [John Wengraf](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wengraf)
- [George Givot](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-givot)
- [Tito Vuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-vuolo)
- [Stephen Bekassy](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-bekassy)
- [Gilbert Roland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-roland)
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright)
- [Katy Jurado](https://cinepixo.com/people/katy-jurado)
- [Cesar Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-romero)
- [Agnès Laury](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-laury)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)

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