The Great Race (1965)

Name: The Great Race (1965)
Duration: 2 h 40 min

2hr 40m

2hr 40m
3.6/5 (2.5K)
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In the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Blake Edwards

Producer:

Martin Jurow

Writer:

Arthur A. Ross

Runtime:

2hr 40m

Synopsis

In the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while enthusiastic suffragette Maggie Dubois enters the race to report on every step of it.

Cast

Tony Curtis
Jack Lemmon
Natalie Wood
Peter Falk
Keenan Wynn
Arthur O'Connell
Vivian Vance
Dorothy Provine
Larry Storch
Ross Martin

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3.6

RATINGS 259 FANS

3.6

Feb 14, 2021

Jack Lemmon has a foot-long mustache, Peter Falk as a sidekick, wears a dracula cape, and drives a car on hydraulic stilts. Every other movie needs to get on this level

433 Likes

Patrick Willems

Aug 17, 2021

this is a PSA to let everyone know how wholeheartedly I support evil gay couple jack lemmon and peter falk in their diabolical transformer car named hannibal (of all things) on their quest to defeat shiny bisexual tony curtis in the most cockamamie race around the world in…

305 Likes

eely

Jan 22, 2021

“The Great Race” is the most expensive-looking bimbo to ever show its face in celluloid. With a budget that ballooned the film into the costliest comedy yet made, the money to buy its moronic antics is on full display in the movie’s imagined adaption of the famed 1908 New…

212 Likes

theriverjordan
Apr 30, 2020

jack and peter should have kissed at the end PERIOD!

121 Likes

robbie

Jun 15, 2019

My enjoyment scale is SO MAXED right now!! I love lady journalist Natalie Wood spouting feminism in her amazing little outfits and smoking cigars and I love baby Peter Falk and I love the pie fight scene!!

109 Likes

phoebe 💫

Sep 5, 2020

there was so much going on, i took some notes and here they are: -natalie wood’s wardrobe is to DIE for -jack lemon and peter falk are in love with each other -peter getting everything wrong but it’s okay because he tries -of course they would add actual…

99 Likes

ana
Mar 30, 2013

God I am in love with this movie. Slowly becoming my favorite comedy. It's either this, Being There, Tootsie, or I Heart Huckabees. I usually say no comedy needs to be longer than 90 minutes. This is the only exception. I've been holding my ribs laughing for 2 1/2 hours…

76 Likes

Silent J

May 10, 2022

As live action Tom and Jerry as it gets (I’d say Pink Panther, but historically speaking it can get more Pink Panther than this), with Tony Curtis toting a mix between the Ken doll and Speed Racer. Lemmon and Wood also bring it to the table, but I think the winner is Peter…

59 Likes

Taylor Williams

Apr 30, 2023

Definitive camp. Natalie wood is absolutely stunning, and Jack lemon/Peter falk make a case for being the #1 gay goth couple in cinematic history

56 Likes

dankwit

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MovieDaddy is "meh" on

The Great Race

Some fun characters, but there are far better “round the world race” movies out there. Not a lot of chemistry between the performers.

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Maddie DeGraw loved

The Great Race

Love this one!

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