Silver Dream Racer

Silver Dream Racer
Directed byDavid Wickes
Written byDavid Wickes
Based onstory by Michael Billington
Produced byDavid Wickes
StarringDavid Essex
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Music byDavid Essex
Production
company
Rank Film Productions
Distributed byThe Rank Organisation
Release date
  • 26 March 1980 (1980-03-26) (London)
Running time
111 minutes (UK)
101 minutes (U.S.)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]

Silver Dream Racer is a 1980 motor-racing film starring British pop star David Essex and Beau Bridges. The film was produced, written and directed by David Wickes. It was the last film to be made by the Rank Organisation.[2][3]

  1. ^ Perry, S (Summer 1980). "FINANCE FOR LOCAL TALENT". Sight and Sound.
  2. ^ John Huxley (7 June 1980). "Losses of £1.6m sound the knell for cinema production". The Times. London. p. 17 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ Nicholas de Jongh, A. C. (7 June 1980). "Rank films poised for final cut". The Guardian. ProQuest 186155411.