The Great Race
“The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee!”
1965•NR•2h 40m•7.1•Released
ComedyAdventureRomance
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.
Director
Blake Edwards
Writer
Arthur A. Ross
Budget
$12M
Revenue
$25M
Languages
English, Italian
Studio
Jalem Productions
Cast
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
Production
Company
Jalem Productions
Company
Patricia Productions
Company
Reynard Productions
Producer
Martin Jurow
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