The Great Race (1965)
The Great Race (1965)
Plot.
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Lemmon
Professor Fate
Tony Curtis
The Great Leslie
Natalie Wood
Maggie Dubois
Peter Falk
Max
Keenan Wynn
Hezekiah
Arthur O'Connell
Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance
Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine
Lily Olay
Larry Storch
Texas Jack
Ross Martin
Rolfe Von Stuppe
George Macready
General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan
Frisbee
Hal Smith
Mayor of Boracho
Denver Pyle
Sheriff
William Bryant
Baron's Guard
Ken Wales
Baron's Guard
Hal Needham
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Raoul Retzer
Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Soldier (uncredited)
George Boyce
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Jerry Schumacher
Auto Worker (uncredited)
Charles Fredericks
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Barfly (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Observer at Start (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Palace Guard (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan
Cowboy / Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Seel
Freight Agent (uncredited)
Paul Smith
First Employee (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Driver in Green Car (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
Director / Original Story
Arthur A. Ross
Screenplay / Original Story
Martin Jurow
Producer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Dick Crockett
Associate Producer
Fernando Carrere
Production Design
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration
Donfeld
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor
Clem Beauchamp
Unit Production Manager
Chuck Hansen
Unit Production Manager
Jack McEdward
Unit Production Manager
Jack Cunningham
Assistant Director
Richard Landry
Assistant Director
Mickey McCardle
Assistant Director
M.A. Merrick
Sound
Edith Head
Costume Design
Betty A. Griffin
Script Supervisor
Linwood G. Dunn
Visual Effects
James Gordon
Visual Effects
Harold E. Wellman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 1, 1965
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 40m
Content RatingNR
Budget$12,000,000
Box Office$25,300,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
car race
slapstick
cross country race
turn of the century
steampunk
paris france
new york
inventor
wager
daredevil
evil genius
mad professor
Wiki.
The Great Race is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancini and cinematography by Russell Harlan. The supporting cast includes Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell and Vivian Vance.
The movie cost US$12 million (equivalent to $98.36 million in 2020), making it the most expensive comedy film at the time. The story was inspired by the actual 1908 New York to Paris Race. It was co-produced by Lemmon's Jalem Productions, Curtis' Reynard Productions, and Edwards' Patricia Productions.
It is known for one scene that was promoted as "the greatest pie fight ever". It was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects.
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