The Great Race (1965)

07/01/1965 (US) • 2h 40m

Comedy, Adventure, Action

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jack Lemmon

Professor Fate

Tony Curtis

The Great Leslie

Natalie Wood

Maggie Dubois

Keenan Wynn

Hezekiah

Arthur O'Connell

Henry Goodbody

Vivian Vance

Hester Goodbody

Larry Storch

Texas Jack


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$25,300,000.00

Keywords

new york city

paris, france

car race

inventor

slapstick comedy

wager

steampunk

daredevil

cross country race

turn of the century

evil genius

mad professor

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