The Return is a 2016 documentary directed by Emmy Award winning director Erich Joiner chronicling Ford GT's return to 24 Hours of Le Mans after their 1966 1-2-3 victory.
Cinematography
Night racing shots that'll ruin other docs for you.
Sound
The GT engine is basically a lead character.
Direction
Joiner makes spreadsheets feel like gladiator combat.
Director
Erich Joiner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ford secretly began this project in 2013, meaning the documentary crew captured internal meltdowns the company never intended to show. The access is almost illegally intimate.
The 1966 victory was itself a revenge story—Henry Ford II buying Ferrari just to spite Enzo. This doc is revenge-squared, and the meta-narrative is thick enough to cut.
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