Once Upon a Wheel (1971 TV program)

Once Upon a Wheel (1971 TV program)

Once Upon a Wheel was a 1971 television documentary on the history of auto racing. It was hosted by Paul Newman.Infobox Television film
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caption = Once upon a wheel
format = Documentary
runtime = 60 min
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director = David Winters
producer = David Winters, Burt Rosen
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starring = Paul Newman (host), Mario Andretti, Hugh Downs, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero
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country = USA
language = English
network = ABC
released = April 18, 1971
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Racing enthusiast, Paul Newman narrated this hour long documentary on the history of auto racing. Joining narrator, Newman, is Mario Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Hugh Downs, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero, Dick Smothers and many others.

TV Guide featured an article on the prograam as well as Newman on the cover in the April 17, 1971 issue. The film was released to home video by Monteray [. [http://www.montereymedia.com/sports/once_upon_a_wheel.html Montery Media] listing Retreived 2008-10-6]

ponsors

Coca-Cola bottlers sponsored the show, and Mr. Newman appeared in magazine ads (wearing a Coke racing jacket). Viewers could order special collectibles related to the show: 8-track cartridges or cassette tapes of music from the show, a Coca-Cola jacket similar to Newman’s, and racing jacket style patches. [cite web
url= http://www.coca-colaconversations.com/my_weblog/2008/09/paul-newman.html
title= Coca Cola Conversations]

International

The show was released theatrically in Europe, with additional footage. The Italian title was "I Giganti del Brivido", and "Vertigo Sobre Ruedas" in Spanish. The director has stated it was Paul Newman's impression of the finished product that encouraged the extended version. [ cite web
url= http://www.davidwinters.net
title= David Winters Website ]

External Links

*cite book
title= Once Upon a Wheel
isbn= 1-56994-647-7
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*Home video listing on commercial websiteASIN|B0002IQNHE
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36333/Once-Upon-a-Wheel/overview Overview on New York Times Website]

Further Reading

*Ormstein, Bill, " Winters-Rosen Triple Budgets",Hollywood Reporter,17, Nov, 1970: p1

References


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