The Great Race (1965)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Arthur A. Ross (screenplay)
Blake Edwards (story) ...
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Release Date:

1 julio 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance | Sport

Frase comercial:

THE GREAT LAUGH SHOW OF ALL TIME!

Plot:

Comedy about an early 20th century car race across three continents.

Plot Keywords:

Mechanic | Husband Wife Relationship | Ice Floe | Cigar Smoking | Parody

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The Great Race Is A Great Comedy

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Prof. Fate
Tony Curtis	...	The Great Leslie
Natalie Wood	...	Maggie Dubois
Peter Falk	...	Max
Keenan Wynn	...	Hezekiah
Arthur O'Connell	...	Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance	...	Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine	...	Lily Olay
Larry Storch	...	Texas Jack
Ross Martin	...	Rolfe Von Stuppe
George Macready	...	General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan	...	Frisbee
Hal Smith	...	Mayor of Boracho
Denver Pyle	...	Sheriff
William Bryant	...	Baron's Guard
Ken Wales	...	Baron's Guard
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Richard Alexander	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Greg Benedict	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Bryar	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Carson	...	Vice Chairman (uncredited)
Charles E. Fredericks	...	Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Harry Harvey	...	Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Chester Hayes	...	Man in Bear Suit (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Bob Herron	...	Palace guard (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt	...	Man (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	...	Saloon Fight Extra (uncredited)
Patricia King	...	Woman in West (uncredited)
Frank Kreig	...	Starter (uncredited)
Philo McCullough	...	(uncredited)
Francis McDonald	...	Russian (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley	...	Chairman (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	...	Saloon Fight Extra (uncredited)
Richard Mosier	...	Boy Eating Popcorn (uncredited)
Joyce Nizzari	...	Woman in West (uncredited)
Joe Palma	...	Conductor (uncredited)
Harvey Parry	...	Cowboy shooting gun in saloon (uncredited)
Raoul Retzer	...	Mayor-Domo (uncredited)
Hal Riddle	...	Baker (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan	...	Cowboy / Dancer (uncredited)
Maria Schroeder	...	Woman in Tobelsk (uncredited)
Charles Seel	...	Freight Agent (uncredited)
Sarah Selby	...	(uncredited)
Johnny Silver	...	Baker (uncredited)
Paul Smith	...	First Employee (uncredited)
Art Stewart	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Frank D. Strong	...	Trombonist in marching band (uncredited)
John Truax	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	...	Driver-Contestant in Green Car, #3 (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Blake Edwards

Créditos del guión
Arthur A. Ross		(screenplay) (as Arthur Ross)
Blake Edwards		(story) &
Arthur A. Ross		(story) (as Arthur Ross)

Producida por
Dick Crockett	....	associate producer (as Richard Crockett)
Martin Jurow	....	producer

Música original por
Henry Mancini

Fotografía por
Russell Harlan		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Ralph E. Winters

Diseño de producción por
Fernando Carrere

Dirección artística
Fernando Carrere		(uncredited)

Decorados
George James Hopkins

Diseño de vestuario por
Donfeld		(as Don Feld)

Departamento de maquillaje
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist: Miss Wood
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist

Dirección de producción
Clem Beauchamp	....	unit production manager
Chuck Hansen	....	unit production manager (as Charles Hansen)
Jack McEdward	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Jack Cunningham	....	assistant director
Richard Landry	....	assistant director (as Dick Landry)
Mickey McCardle	....	assistant director

Art Department
Reg Allen	....	decorative consultant
Jack Stevens	....	decorative consultant

Departamento de sonido
M.A. Merrick	....	sound
Treg Brown	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Efectos especiales
Danny Lee	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Linwood G. Dunn	....	photographic effects: Film Effects of Hollywood (as Linwood Dunn)
James B. Gordon	....	photographic effects: Film Effects of Hollywood (as James Gordon)

Especialistas
Odile Astie	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Catching	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Catron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Philip Crawford	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Dick Crockett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Geary	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	....	stunts (uncredited)
Duke Green	....	stunts (uncredited)
Johnny Hagner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Donna Hall	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hickman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles Horvath	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sharon Lucas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Troy Melton	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Moio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham	....	stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Regis Parton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Robotham	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Rose	....	stunts (uncredited)
Wally Rose	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Sharp	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe	....	stunt double: Tony Curtis/Ross Martin (uncredited)
Dean Smith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mary Statler	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Helen Thurston	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Verbois	....	stunts (uncredited)
Al Wyatt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Yrigoyen	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Harold E. Wellman	....	photography: second unit (as Harold Wellman)
Richard Doran	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Bobby Greene	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael A. Jones	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head	....	clothes: Miss Wood

Music Department
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Vinton Vernon	....	score mixer (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer (uncredited)
Jackie Ward	....	singing voice: Natalie Wood (uncredited)
John Williams	....	musician: piano (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Betty A. Griffin	....	script supervisor (as Betty Abbott)
Hermes Pan	....	choreographer
Ken Wales	....	dialogue supervisor
Dean Jefferies	....	car designer (uncredited)

Thanks
Oliver Hardy	....	dedicatee (as Mr. Hardy)
Stan Laurel	....	dedicatee (as Mr. Laurel)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Patricia
• Jalem Productions
• Reynard

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1970) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Pioneer Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Efectos especiales

• Film Effects of Hollywood (photographic effects)

Duración:

160 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivialidades:

The western town is named "Borracho", this is Spanish for "drunk".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The guide wire is visible on the missile following Professor Fate's car.

Quotes:

Professor Fate: What is the word for "friends"?
Maggie DuBois: Professor...
Professor Fate: Shut up!
Max: I don't know the language.
Professor Fate: Well, get the dictionary!
Max: Dictionary. Right.
[Max flips through the pages]
Max: I got it, I got it.
Professor Fate: What is it, what is it?
Max: [frowns] I can't pronounce it.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

The Great Race Is A Great Comedy

This is director Blake Edwards salute to the early days of films. It is quite long, but worth the time to see this masterpiece, and appropriate for all ages. Its basically the good guy vs the bad guy and the heroine theme but the roles are mixed up in a wonderful way to where each main character is both at different times. I love Maggie DuBois(Natalie Wood) the most because she is such a strong intelligent woman, and yet beautiful and sexy. She would do anything to stay in the race, and did. Professor Fate and Max are not Laural and Hardy but evoke their comedy team spirit strongly. They are the ones that make the bumbling mistakes that make them more human than the perfect Leslie(Tony Curtis). The prince is a silly compliment to Professor Fate, both brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon. Also worth seeing is Vivian Vance as the wife of the newspaper owner, and Larry Storch as the gunfighter. I really liked the submarine, rocket sled, pedaled air balloon, and the vintage cars. Visually, this movie is a work of art, and the music is perfect. The score features Henry Mancini's "The Sweetheart Tree." Yes, there's lust, love and romance here too. This is the quintessential epic comedy of the 60's.