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Watch trailer for Hunt v Lauda movie Rush
Get an early taste of movie Rush - featuring the 1976 rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
Chris Hemsworth plays James Hunt, the British McLaren driver who stalked Ferrari's Niki Lauda, played by Daniel Bruhl, throughout the 1976 season.
As Hunt eroded an insurmountable lead, Lauda was sidelined following a near-fatal crash and fire at the Nurburgring.
But the Austrian came back after only two races to contest the rest of the season, which climaxed at the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji.
The film is directed by Ron Howard - formerly Richie Cunningham of Happy Days and latterly director of blockbusters such as Apollo 13 and The Da Vinci Code.
Howard and Rush writer Peter Morgan have already dealt with one classic 1970s duel in Frost/Nixon.
Rush is due to be released in the UK on September 13.
Hemsworth and Bruhl face off in Rush
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