The Great Race
1965 · ★ 7.2 · Dir. Blake Edwards
The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee!
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.
- Released
- 1965-07-01
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Rated
- NR
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $25.3M
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Jack Lemmon
Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick
Tony Curtis
The Great Leslie
Natalie Wood
Maggie Dubois
Peter Falk
Max
Keenan Wynn
Hezekiah Sturdy
Arthur O'Connell
Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance
Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine
Lily Olay
Larry Storch
Texas Jack
Ross Martin
Baron Rolfe Von Stuppe
George Macready
General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan
Frisbee
Keywords
New york cityCar raceInventorParis, franceSteampunkSlapstickDaredevilEvil geniusWagerCross country raceTurn of the centuryMad professorSlapstick comedy
