Here's how the cast of 'Ferrari' compares to the real-life people they're playing
Libby Torres
- Michael Mann's new film "Ferrari" follows the efforts of Enzo Ferrari to bring his racing team glory.
- The film features numerous actors portraying real-life characters.
Starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, and a white-haired Patrick Dempsey, Michael Mann's new film "Ferrari" follows the efforts of the real-life racing mogul, Enzo Ferrari, to bring his team glory and find harmony in his personal life.
"Ferrari" also portrays the dangerous reality of Formula 1 racers in the 1950s (when the film is set), often in graphic detail. But Enzo (played by Driver) and his relationships with his wife (Cruz), his mistress (Shailene Woodley) and their child, and his racers are the primary focus of the film.
Here's what the cast of "Ferrari" looks like compared to the real-life people they're portraying.
Adam Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari.
Throughout the film, Enzo struggles with his guilt over his son's death, as well as his desire for greatness for his racing team and car company, Ferrari.
Penelope Cruz plays his wife, Laura.
Laura, who was involved in Ferrari from the very beginning, is shown to be a savvy businesswoman in the film, despite her resentment for Enzo.
Racing star Alfonso de Portago is played by Gabriel Leone.
"Ferrari" portrays de Portago as a dashing Spanish nobleman and racecar driver who joins the Ferrari team in time to compete in the famous Mille Miglia race.
Patrick Dempsey plays Ferrari driver Piero Taruffi.
The real-life Taruffi was an accomplished Formula 1 driver who ended up retiring after the 1957 Mille Miglia race.
Sarah Gadon plays movie star Linda Christian, who's romantically involved with de Portago in the film.
In real life, Christian was photographed giving de Portago a kiss during a short stop in the Mille Miglia, moments before he was involved in a terrible accident. The photograph was later dubbed "The Kiss of Death."
Jack O'Connell portrays racer Peter Collins.
Collins was a British racing driver who competed with Ferrari for several years of his career.
Tommaso Basili plays Fiat shareholder Gianni Agnelli.
The film shows Agnelli denying a young Ferrari a job at Fiat (Ferrari really did try to work at the automaker before launching his own company). Agnelli later acquired Ferrari's racing company.
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