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… Read more
55% ★★★☆☆ (34,217)
The Great Race
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Movie · Comedy · Adventure · NR
1965 · 2h 40m · ★ 55% (34K)
The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee!
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood
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.
Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell, Vivian Vance, Dorothy Provine, Larry Storch, Ross Martin, George Macready, Marvin Kaplan, Hal Smith, Denver Pyle, William Bryant, Ken Wales, Hal Needham, Raoul Retzer, Leslie Sketchley, Kenner G. Kemp