``GRAND PRIX 40th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition'' Debuts on DVD July 11 from Warner Home Video.

BURBANK, Calif. -- One of the greatest racing spectacles ever to reach the motion picture screen starring James Garner will debut on DVD July 11 -- "Grand Prix: 40th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition" from Warner Home Video. John Frankenheimer ("The Manchurian Candidate," "Birdman of Alcatraz," "Ronin") directs a superb international cast in this epic saga of four Formula 1 race car drivers gunning for glory on tracks around the world. Filled with high-octane excitement and authenticity, the film won three Academy Awards(R) -- for Editing, Sound and Sound Effects. The Special Edition boasts four never-before-seen featurettes, the archival documentary "Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions" (taking viewers behind-the-scenes of '60s racing), a new digital transfer from restored 65mm elements and a remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. "Grand Prix: 40th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition" will sell for $20.97 SRP.

Heading the all-star cast are James Garner ("Move Over," "Darling," "The Notebook"), Eva Marie Saint ("North by Northwest," "On the Waterfront"), Yves Montand ("Let's Make Love," "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"), Toshiro Mifune ("Seven Samurai," "Throne of Blood"), Brian Bedford ("Nixon"), Jessica Walter ("Play Misty for Me," TV's "Arrested Development"), Antonio Sabato ("Desert Warrior"), Francoise Hardy ("Masculine-Feminine"), Claude Dauphin ("Barbarella") and Genevieve Page ("Belle de Jour").

"Grand Prix" was shot in stunning locations throughout France, Italy, Monaco, England and Belgium at a series of races, winding up at the British Grand Prix, where glory awaits one champion and tragedy another. The film also offers a rare glimpse inside the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy.

The split-screen images in "Grand Prix" capture the overlapping drama involved in racing and you-are-there POV camerawork intensifies the hard-driving thrills. Nearly 30 top drivers of the day took part in the excitement.