The Great Race

The movie with 20,000-miles or one-million-laughs guarantee!

Duration: 160 min
Release date: 1965-07-01
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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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Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
as Professor Fate
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
as The Great Leslie
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
as Maggie Dubois
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
as Max
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
as Hezekiah
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
as Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance
Vivian Vance
as Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine
Dorothy Provine
as Lily Olay
Larry Storch
Larry Storch
as Texas Jack
Ross Martin
Ross Martin
as Rolfe Von Stuppe
George Macready
George Macready
as General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
as Frisbee
Hal Smith
Hal Smith
as Mayor of Boracho
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle
as Sheriff
William Bryant
William Bryant
as Baron's Guard
Ken Wales
Ken Wales
as Baron's Guard
Hal Needham
Hal Needham
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Raoul Retzer
Raoul Retzer
as Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Leslie Sketchley
as Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
as Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
as Reporter (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Chuck Hayward
as Soldier (uncredited)
George Boyce
George Boyce
as Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Jerry Schumacher
Jerry Schumacher
as Auto Worker (uncredited)
Charles Fredericks
Charles Fredericks
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Max Wagner
as Barfly (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Jack Gordon
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
as Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Bob Herron
as Palace Guard (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Chuck Hicks
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan
Christopher Riordan
as Cowboy / Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Seel
Charles Seel
as Freight Agent (uncredited)
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
as First Employee (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Tom Steele
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Dale Van Sickel
as Driver in Green Car (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander
as Barfly (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Leon Alton
as Townsman (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon
as Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
Paul Baxley
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Bill Catching
Bill Catching
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Bettor (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
as Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
as Townsman (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
as Russian (uncredited)
King Mojave
King Mojave
as Reporter (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
as Cowboy Shooting Gun in Saloon (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Gil Perkins
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
Jack Perkins
as Texas Jack Henchman (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Fred Rapport
as Barfly (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan
Christopher Riordan
as Cowboy /Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson
as Barfly (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Clark Ross
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
Sarah Selby
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Alex Sharp
Alex Sharp
as Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Johnny Silver
Johnny Silver
as Baker (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Carl Sklover
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tom Smith
Tom Smith
as Barfly (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Townsman (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Lars Hensen
as Reporter (uncredited)
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