Comedy ·Adventure ·Action ·Romance ·Western · United States of America · 1965 · 2h 40m

The Great Race

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Director
Blake Edwards
Cast
Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate Tony Curtis as The Great Leslie Natalie Wood as Maggie Dubois Peter Falk as Max Keenan Wynn as Hezekiah Arthur O'Connell as Henry Goodbody
Crew
Russell Harlan — Director of Photography Ralph E. Winters — Editor Henry Mancini — Original Music Composer Arthur A. Ross — Screenplay Martin Jurow — Producer Fernando Carrere — Production Design
Tagline

The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
new york cityparis, francecar raceinventorslapstick comedywagersteampunkdaredevilcross country raceturn of the centuryevil geniusmad professor
Key Collaborators
Blake Edwards Director Russell Harlan Director of Photography Ralph E. Winters Editor Henry Mancini Original Music Composer Arthur A. Ross Screenplay Martin Jurow Producer Fernando Carrere Production Design Donfeld Costume Design Edith Head Costume Design
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