The Great Race

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The Great Race is a 1965 slapstick comedy-adventure film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Natalie Wood, known for its elaborate stunts, period setting, and over-the-top comedic rivalry between two daredevil racers.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
slapstick comedy film ⓘ
artDirectionBy Fernando Carrere ⓘ
aspectRatio 2.35:1 ⓘ
basedOn inspired by early 20th-century automobile races ⓘ
castMember Jack Lemmon ⓘ
Natalie Wood ⓘ
Tony Curtis ⓘ
cinematographyBy Russell Harlan ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
costumeDesignBy Donfeld ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Blake Edwards ⓘ
distributedBy Warner Bros. ⓘ
editedBy Ralph E. Winters ⓘ
filmingProcess Panavision ⓘ
genre adventure ⓘ
slapstick comedy ⓘ
hasSceneType large pie fight sequence ⓘ
hasTheme rivalry between daredevil racers ⓘ
mainCharacter Maggie Dubois ⓘ
Professor Fate ⓘ
The Great Leslie ⓘ
musicBy Henry Mancini ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound Effects ⓘ
notableFor elaborate stunts ⓘ
over-the-top comedic rivalry ⓘ
period setting ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portraysCharacter Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate ⓘ
Natalie Wood as Maggie Dubois ⓘ
linked to: Natalie Wood

Tony Curtis as The Great Leslie ⓘ
producer Blake Edwards ⓘ
productionCompany Edwards Productions ⓘ
publicationDate 1965 ⓘ
releaseYear 1965 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 160 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Arthur A. Ross ⓘ
setInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
settingLocation Europe ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
soundtrackComposer Henry Mancini ⓘ
starring Jack Lemmon ⓘ
Natalie Wood ⓘ
Tony Curtis ⓘ
storyBy Arthur A. Ross ⓘ

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