new york city,paris, france,car race,inventor,slapstick comedy,wager,steampunk,daredevil,cross country race,turn of the century,evil genius,mad professor

The Great Race (1965)

Poster for The Great Race

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Blake Edwards
  • Profile picture of Jack Lemmon
    Professor Fate Jack Lemmon
  • Profile picture of Tony Curtis
    The Great Leslie Tony Curtis
  • Profile picture of Natalie Wood
    Maggie Dubois Natalie Wood
  • Profile picture of Peter Falk
    Max Peter Falk
  • Profile picture of Keenan Wynn
    Hezekiah Keenan Wynn
  • Profile picture of Arthur O'Connell
    Henry Goodbody Arthur O'Connell
  • Profile picture of Vivian Vance
    Hester Goodbody Vivian Vance
  • Profile picture of Dorothy Provine
    Lily Olay Dorothy Provine

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Keywords

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  • paris, france
  • car race
  • inventor
  • slapstick comedy
  • wager
  • steampunk
  • daredevil
  • cross country race
  • turn of the century
  • evil genius
  • mad professor