Dan A sends “The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix" (1975) - a stop-motion animated masterpiece that remains the most successful film in Norwegian history - the film sold over 5.5 million tickets in Norway - a remarkable feat considering the country’s population was only around 4 million at the time.  Directed by Ivo Caprino, it tells the story of an eccentric bicycle repairman and inventor, Reodor Felgen (Theodore Rimspoke), who builds the legendary "Il Tempo Gigante" race car to compete against a former assistant - Rudolf Blodstrupmoen - who stole his engine design.  Il Tempo Gigante is a massive racing machine equipped with two engines, a radar, and its own blood pressure monitor.
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