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Eric Stoltz will direct the movie Racing Patriots, according to a report in Variety. Frederic Helmer is writing the screenplay.
The movie focuses on three Grand Prix champions who become part of the resistance movement during the Nazi occupation of France in World Warr II. Samuel Le Bihan will star in the movie, which will start filming this winter on location in Europe.
Stoltz received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in Our Town. His other Broadway credits include Sly Fox, The Three Sisters, and Two Shakespearean Actors. On film and television, he has been seen in Mask, Pulp Fiction, Say Anything, Mad About You, Chicago Hope and Caprice, among others.
