The Great Race (1965)
The Great Race (1965)
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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.
Tony Curtis
The Great Leslie
Natalie Wood
Maggie Dubois
Jack Lemmon
Professor Fate
Peter Falk
Maximilian Meen
Keenan Wynn
Hezekiah Sturdy
Arthur O'Connell
Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance
Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine
Lily Olay
Larry Storch
Texas Jack
George Macready
General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan
Frisbee
Ross Martin
Baron Rolfe Von Stuppe
Blake Edwards
Director
Hal Smith
Mayor of Boracho
Arthur A. Ross
Writer
Denver Pyle
Sheriff
William Bryant
Baron's Guard
Martin Jurow
Producer
Ken Wales
Baron's Guard
Hal Needham
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) / Stunts
Henry Mancini
Composer
Raoul Retzer
Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
Russell Harlan
Cinematographer
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Leslie Sketchley
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man in Hallway at Sentinel
Fernando Carrere
ProductionDesigner
Kenner G. Kemp
Townsman
Bert Stevens
Townsman
Arthur Tovey
Reporter
Chuck Hayward
Soldier / Stunts
George Boyce
Executive Board Member
Jerry Schumacher
Auto Worker
Charles Fredericks
Master of Ceremonies
Max Wagner
Barfly
Paul Bryar
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Observer at Start (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) / Stunts
Harry Harvey
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Palace Guard (uncredited) / Stunts
Chuck Hicks
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) / Stunts
Christopher Riordan
Cowboy / Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Seel
Freight Agent (uncredited)
Paul Smith
First Employee (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Saloon Brawler (uncredited) / Stunts
Dale Van Sickel
Driver-Contestant in Green Car, #3 (uncredited) / Stunts
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
Dean Smith
Stunts
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Edith Head
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Jean Burt Reilly
Hair Supervisor
M.A. Merrick
Sound
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Jack McEdward
Unit Production Manager
Helen Thurston
Stunts
Robert J. Miller
Sound Recordist
Donfeld
Costume Design
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Carey Loftin
Stunts
Dick Crockett
Associate Producer
Bill Hickman
Stunts
Sugar Blymyer
Hairstylist
George Robotham
Stunts
Oliver Hardy
Thanks
Stan Laurel
Thanks
David Sharpe
Stunt Double
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Joe Yrigoyen
Stunts
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Bob Rose
Stunts
Charles Horvath
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Paul Stader
Stunts
Wally Rose
Stunts
Jerry Summers
Stunt Double
Jack Verbois
Stunts
John Hudkins
Stunts
Al Wyatt Sr.
Stunts
Joe Canutt
Stunts
Duke Green
Stunts
Clem Beauchamp
Unit Production Manager
Regis Parton
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Jerry Catron
Stunts
Bill Catching
Stunts
Paul Baxley
Stunts
Betty A. Griffin
Script Supervisor
Mickey McCardle
Assistant Director
Troy Melton
Stunts
Chuck Hansen
Unit Production Manager
John Moio
Stunts
Donna Hall
Stunts
Dick Geary
Stunts
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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Wiki.
The Great Race is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, 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 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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