Red Line 7000

<p><i>Red Line 7000</i> is a 1965 American <a href="/facts/Action_film/5TjVB0kf">action</a> <a href="/facts/Sports_film/6hVpYlFK">sports film</a> released by <a href="/facts/Paramount_Pictures/F6UIvDD9">Paramount Pictures</a>.  It was directed by <a href="/facts/Howard_Hawks/6hD1B2wX">Howard Hawks</a>, who also wrote the story. It stars <a href="/facts/James_Caan/FxlNNX1A">James Caan</a>, <a href="/facts/Laura_Devon/BD5Krjm6">Laura Devon</a> and <a href="/facts/Marianna_Hill/K4JpBdpb">Marianna Hill</a> in a story about young <a href="/facts/Stock-car/HWacoXB5">stock-car</a> racers trying to establish themselves and about the complicated romantic relationships in their lives. The title refers to the red line on the car’s <a href="/facts/Tachometer/AwwaYKW9">tachometer</a>, set at 7000 <a href="/facts/RPM/fdNmLToF">RPM</a>, indicating the maximum safe engine speed, beyond which catastrophic failure would occur. The film features multiple sections of real life racing and crashes interspersed with the plot.
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