Bobby Deerfield

Bobby Deerfield
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySydney Pollack
Screenplay byAlvin Sargent
Based onHeaven Has No Favorites
1961 novel
by Erich Maria Remarque
Produced bySydney Pollack
StarringAl Pacino
Marthe Keller
Anny Duperey
CinematographyHenri Decaë
Edited byFredric Steinkamp
Music byDave Grusin
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures (United States)
Warner Bros. (International)
Release date
  • September 29, 1977 (1977-09-29) (US)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,400,000
Box office$9,300,000 (US)

Bobby Deerfield is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1961 novel Heaven Has No Favorites, it is about a famous American race car driver on the European circuit who falls in love with an enigmatic Swiss woman who is terminally ill. Pacino was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. The movie uses clips from the 1976 Formula One season.