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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