I was unknowingly in that movie having been at Le Mans for the race when they were filming. At the start of the race, immediately after you see Dan Gurney ready to sprint across the track, the camera pans to spectators. It pauses an instant on a goofy looking kid with his thumb on his chin and a cowboy hat (me ) and a girl next to him with binoculars (my sister). When I went to see the movie in 1967 ( I was back in the States by then) , being very surprised and shocked, I stood up in the middle of the movie theater and yelled " That's me !! ". You've never seen such an embarrassed 17 year old.
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