The Great Race (1965)

160 min · Action, Adventure, Komödie, action film, musical film, romantic comedy film

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Directors

Blake Edwards

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell, Vivian Vance, Dorothy Provine, Larry Storch, Ross Martin, Marvin Kaplan

The story

Leslie "The Great Leslie" Gallant III and Professor Fate are competing daredevils at the turn of the 20th century. Leslie is an archetypically handsome, kind, skillful. and successful hero always dressed in white, often with an American Flag motif when performing.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alasca, Car Race, Eifelturm, Gut und Böse, Heartbreaker, New York, Parody, Ensemble Film, Adventure, Costume Adventure, Sports, Musical, Adventure Comedy, Comedy, Family Film, Action, Romance Film, Slapstick

Genres

Action, Adventure, Komödie, action film, musical film, romantic comedy film

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