Winning

Winning (1969) starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Thomas, Robert Wagner. Frank Capua (Newman) is a race-car driver who meets and marries a woman (Woodward) and adopts her son (Thomas). He is so focused on winning that he neglects his wife and she ends up in another man's (Wagner) arms. Big climax of the film (and much screen time) is provided by the running of the Indianapolis 500, with Capua trying to win and beat the man who took his wife. This is a pretty good movie, with the impact somewhat diluted by the knowledge that Newman and Woodward are happily married in real life. (English subtitles for the hearing-impaired are available.) Grade: B