The Great Race

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1965 · 160 min · NR · Comedy · Adventure · Romance · TMDB 7.1/10

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.

Directed by Blake Edwards

Cast

• Jack Lemmon — Professor Fate
• Tony Curtis — The Great Leslie
• Natalie Wood — Maggie Dubois
• Peter Falk — Max
• Keenan Wynn — Hezekiah