A Star Named Ayrton Senna (1998)

5.0/10 112 min Documentary

Overview

The Official Film of Brazil's greatest Formula One driver, Ayrton Senna, who's sudden death in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix sent shock waves around the World. It cemented his reputation both within the sport, and his native Brazil, as a legend. The film looks at his life and career using archive footage and featuring revealing interviews with the man, as well as those who knew him well; friends, family and competitors. It also shows how the Ayrton Senna Foundation, set up in his honor, is working to help under privileged and street-bound children in his native Brazil using sport as an incentive to learn. Written by Oliver Warman.

Cast

Ayrton Senna

Self (archive footage)

Viviane Senna

Self

Jean Alesi

Self

Martin Brundle

Self

Juan Manuel Fangio

Self

Alain Prost

Self

Leonardo Senna

Self

Milton da Silva

Self

Lucio Pascual Gascon

Self

Terry Fullerton

Self

Dick Bennets

Self

Pat Symonds

Self

Peter Warr

Self

Bernard Dudot

Self

Ron Dennis

Self

Josef Leberer

Self

Jo Ramirez

Self

Frank Williams

Self

Nuno Cobra

Self

Ignácio de Loyola Brandão

Self

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