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The Great Race Details

1965 Certificate TBC
  • Rated:
  • 70
  • from 99 members

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon star as archrivals The Great Leslie and Professor Fate in this madcap, round-the-world adventure comedy. The enemies are determined to win a turn-of-the-century automobile race from New York to Paris. Also competing is the beautiful suffragette Maggie Dubois (Natalie Wood). Read more

Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk
Director Blake Edwards
Genres Action/Adventure

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The Great Race

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon star as archrivals The Great Leslie and Professor Fate in this madcap, round-the-world adventure comedy. The enemies are determined to win a turn-of-the-century automobile race from New York to Paris. Also competing is the beautiful suffragette Maggie Dubois (Natalie Wood).

Starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk
Director Blake Edwards
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Action/Adventure
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1965
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of The Great Race

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    In this comedy, Jack Lemmon sports one of the most dastardly moustaches this side of a Victorian melodrama to compete against clean-cut good guy Tony Curtis in a 1908 automobile race from New York to Paris. Director Blake Edwards pays homage to the cartoon characterisation and slapstick wackiness of silent comedies in this stylised and overlong, but lavish and entertaining extravaganza. Lemmon overplays to particular comic effect as the hiss-worthy villain, and the score is by Henry Mancini.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 3 stars out of 4

    Elaborate comedy spectacular with many good moments, notably the early disasters, a Western saloon brawl, and a custard pie fight. Elsewhere, there is more evidence of an oversize budget than of wit or finesse, and the entire Prisoner of Zenda spoo

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    COMEDY

    I first saw this film on its release in 1965 and thought then that it was the funniest film ever made. That opinion has not changed. All the way through the comedy never lets up, and specific scetches remain in ones memory for a long time....for example: The saloon fight and The Pie fight. Also expressions such as: 'I have a boat waiting', 'Not the mustache' & 'I never like to mix my pies'

      • Bernard Warner from CHARD, Somerset
      • Posted 25 Oct 2005 17:30

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