The Great Race (1965)
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.
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- Box office
- $25.3M
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Jack LemmonProfessor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick
Tony CurtisThe Great Leslie
Natalie WoodMaggie Dubois
Peter FalkMax
Keenan WynnHezekiah Sturdy
Arthur O'ConnellHenry Goodbody
Vivian VanceHester Goodbody
Dorothy ProvineLily Olay
Larry StorchTexas Jack
Ross MartinBaron Rolfe Von Stuppe
George MacreadyGeneral Kuhster
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What is The Great Race about?
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.
How long is The Great Race?
The Great Race has a runtime of 160 minutes.
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