The Great Race (1965)

US:: PG Adventure Comedy

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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1965-07-01

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Keywords:

slapstick ensemble cast automobile racing cross country race turn of the century

FACTS

Runtime: 160 mins Revenue: $25,333,333 Budget: $12,000,000 Rating: 7.3 Tag Line: The movie with 20,000-mile or one-million-laughs guarantee!

Cast

Arthur O'Connell

Henry Goodbody

Peter Falk

Max

Natalie Wood

Maggie Dubois

Tony Curtis

The Great Leslie

Jack Lemmon

Prof. Fate

Keenan Wynn

Hezekiah Sturdy

Denver Pyle

Sheriff

George Macready

General Kuhster