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The Making of The Sound of Speed | Bruce Kessler, Billy Wilder & Hollywood’s Need for Speed
A Gas And Gears Original Documentary | Directed by Dean Kirkland
Before GoPros. Before IMAX. Before Hollywood even looked sideways at Formula 1 — there was Bruce Kessler. At just 21 years old, this American race car driver swapped the steering wheel for a film camera, determined to capture speed the way racers feel it: no narration, no actors, no cheap tricks — just the pure thunder of a Scarab at full tilt.

That vision became The Sound of Speed — a groundbreaking 1962 racing short that stunned audiences with its authenticity. It went on to represent the United States at the Cannes Film Festival and win the very first Golden Eagle Award from the American Film Institute. But the real story? That’s the part you’ve probably never heard… until now.

The Making of The Sound of Speed peels back the curtain on how Kessler made the leap from the racetrack to the director’s chair — and the Hollywood “pit crew” of friends and mentors who helped him pull it off. From long days filming at Riverside Raceway to late nights cutting film, this is the tale of a young racer chasing an idea and finding his place in both motorsport and cinema history.

🎬 What’s Inside This Documentary:
How Bruce Kessler turned his first major film project into a Cannes selection.
Behind-the-scenes stories from Riverside Raceway and SoCal speedways.
Why The Sound of Speed ditched narration entirely for pure adrenaline.
The Hollywood legends who backed Kessler’s vision: Billy Wilder, George Burns, Ronnie Burns, Howard Hawks, and Haskell Wexler.
How the film took home the American Film Institute’s first Golden Eagle Award.
The crossroads where California car culture, filmmaking, and ambition collided.
👑 Featuring Icons On & Off the Track:
Billy Wilder • George Burns • Ronnie Burns • Howard Hawks • Haskell Wexler • Lance Reventlow • Chuck Daigh • Paul Camano • Warren Olson
🏁 Perfect For Fans Of:
Vintage racing & 1950s motorsport
Formula 1 & Grand Prix history
Old Hollywood filmmaking legends
California car culture, road racing, & hot rods
Scarab race cars, Porsche, Ferrari, Cooper, & Aston Martin
Historic documentaries & racing short films
📽️ Shot in immersive 4K with restored archival footage, rare photos, and exclusive interviews from Bruce Kessler himself — giving you the closest seat to the making of a motorsport film that broke the rules and changed the game.
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🎞️ Directed with soul. Told with horsepower. Captured in film and fire.

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