With tony curtis, natalie wood, jack lemmon, peter falk. The great race 1965 letterboxd social film discovery. The great race by blake edwards blake edwards, jack lemmon. The great race behind the scenes making of duration. While fates sidekick, max peter falk, attempts to sabotage leslie and the other racers, leslie finds an unlikely ally in maggie dubois natalie. A spectacular land race from new york to paris in the early 20th century is planned, the two main competitors being the handsome, dashing hero in white, the great leslie tony curtis, and the dastardly, blacksuited professor fate jack lemmon. Released july 1st, 1965, the great race stars tony curtis, jack lemmon, natalie wood, peter falk the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a score of 71 out of 100 on. The great race is a 1965 epic comedy film about a car race around the world, directed by blake edwards and starring tony curtis, jack lemmon, natalie wood, and a precolumbo peter falk. We all know how huge the great race is in the old car world. In 1925s historic great race of mercy, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of nome, alaska from a deadly epidemic. Jul 20, 2017 lala land records, sony music and warner bros. What ensues is the wackiest transcontinental road race ever, directed by blake edwards and costarring natalie wood. Sitting behind the wheel of your halftrack, you are going to enjoy the craziest human adventure. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. The protagonist is the great leslie curtis, a dashing and wealthy. Professional daredevil and whitesuited hero, the great leslie, convinces turnof the century auto makers that a race from new york to paris westward across america, the bering straight and russia will help to promote automobile sales. Though the film may drag at points, the great race was an enjoyable ride that offers a different kind of epic that can be appreciated and respected for the size and absurdity of the comedy. Its just a much funnier film with so many laughs in its first half that the more serious part dealing with the palace intrigues and the straight sword fight acts more as a breather for the. Natalie wood as crusading reporter in the nellie bly tradition has used the suffragette movement to blackmail editor arthur oconnell into having the newspaper enter a car of its own which she will drive.
Movie title from the film the great race 1965, directed by blake edwards, starring jack lemmon, tony curtis, natalie wood. The supporting cast includes peter falk, keenan wynn, arthur oconnell and vivian vance. This classic film is based on a crazy race between daredevils that take them across three continents. Leslies archrival, the mustached and blackattired professor fate vows to beat leslie to the finish line in a car of fates own invention. Yes, it is a cheesy and campy sort of film, but thats totally the point. Disc one and disc two feature the world premiere release of mr. Shop the great race dvd 1965 region 1 us import ntsc. Directed by stephen hopkins and written by joe shrapnel and anna waterhouse, the film stars stephan james as owens, and costars jason sudeikis, jeremy irons, william hurt and carice van houten. Francoisgilles ricard is raising funds for the great race on kickstarter. The storyline of the 1988 film dakota, starring actor lou diamond phillips, is about a young man with a troubled past trying to meet up with his father who is off competing in the great american race. Fate jack lemmon, vows to beat leslie to the finish line in a car of fates own invention.
Tony curtis is the great leslie and, as the stereotypical womanizing hero, is always in white. You will watch the racers try to sabotage each other and do anything they can to get. Vederlo streaming the great alaskan race 2019 online film. This is one of the worlds longest running offshore powerboat races. Ross, and with music by henry mancini and cinematography by russell harlan. Whilst the latter is one of the great film comedies of all time this is a far more loosely structured film caper with a far more fantastical plot. Professional daredevil and whitesuited hero, the great leslie, convinces turnofthecentury auto makers that a race from new york to paris westward across america, the bering straight and russia will help to promote automobile sales. When i go to car shows i meet three kinds of people. A fine value, the great race disc shows off what seems to be an exceptionally wellpreserved print of the film. Zestily scored by henry mancini and ravishing in a new digital transfer with revitalized digital audio from restored elements, the great race is great fun. Read famous quotes from the great race, 1965, directed by blake edwards, with jack lemmon, tony curtis, natalie wood. Dedicated to laurel and hardy, the great race is both a spoof and a loving tribute to the silent classics, with good guys, bad guys, romance, adventure, slapstick, music, wonderful antique cars, and the biggest pie fight in history.
Thomas goes to the great railway show and competes with some of the worlds finest locomotives. The great race is a 1965 american technicolor slapstick comedy film starring jack lemmon, tony curtis, and natalie wood, directed by blake edwards, written by edwards and arthur a. The great race is a 1965 american technicolor slapstick comedy film starring jack lemmon, tony curtis, and natalie wood, report. The great race is a movie based on the original film by the same name. Gallery l the filming of the great race courierjournal. Movie details the movie with 20,000mile or onemillionlaughs guarantee. The film includes such timeworn scenes as a barroom brawl, the tent of the desert sheik, a sword fight, and the laboratory of the mad scientist. But did you know that the great race is so popular and well known that there is a major motion picture about the event. Film music site the great race soundtrack henry mancini. With brian presley, treat williams, brad leland, henry thomas. From comedy master blake edwards comes this classic, riotous allstar farce.
Highlights and history from the great race automobile rally. They both enter an automobile race from new york to paris. In the great race, always dressed in impeccable white, the great leslie tony curtis is a good guy so good that his eyes and teeth literally twinkle. The extra features on the great race are small but entertaining included on this disc is a very funny and strange behindthescenes documentary from the 1960s which features a hearty voiceover actor commenting on whats going on, some cast and crew highlights, and an anamorphic widescreen theatrical trailer for the film.
Jul 23, 2014 one such film is blake edwards epic comedy, the great race, that chronicles the 1908 great american car race from new york to paris. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie the great race composed by henry mancini, released by lala land records in 2017 toggle navigation film music site news. Unlike its other epic counterparts, this film is about cramming as many laughs and pies as possible into. Tony curtis is the great leslie, and lemmon is the arch villain, professor fate. Falk is lemmons igorlike sidekick, and together they scheme to best curtis in a 22,000mile road race from. Professional daredevil and allaround good guy, the great leslie,convinces the automakers that a race from new york to paris westwardacross america, the bering straight and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. At the end, leslie deliberately loses as a gesture of devotion to maggie. The great race music from the film score a1 overture 3. Dec 02, 2011 the great race top 10 professor fate scenes duration. In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic leslie and the despicable professor fate, engage in an epic automobile race from new york to paris. Listen free to henry mancini the great race overture, push the button, max. From the movie the great race starring tony curtis, jack lemon, natilie wood, peter falk.
The film also yielded a hit song, henry mancini and johnny mercers the sweetheart tree. It is great family entertainment with the ever so smooth and handsome tony curtis, the dastardly jack lemmon and the beautiful natalie wood. Media in category the great race film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The great race by francoisgilles ricard kickstarter. Director blake edwards wanted to craft a tribute to laurel and hardy films, turning out the 1965 road movie, the great race. A spectacular land race from new york to paris in the early 20th century is planned, the two main competitors being the handsome, dashing hero in white, the great leslie tony curtis, and the. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 18, 2019.
Jan 6, 2015 keeping track of all of natalies costume changes see more ideas about the great race, natalie wood and tony curtis. The great race 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. Was he wrong to tend always more towards the cartoon. While the film takes great liberties with historical events, it is all in the name of comedy, according to edwards. It is a slapstick comedy about the adventures each of the drivers experience as they race to the finish line. Two blake edwards comedies the great race and the party present the director working on a grand scale and a more modest one. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
And natalie wood is cherootpuffing suffragette reporter maggie dubois. Tony curtis is their goodguy nemesis, the great leslie. Hardy but it owes more to the style of earlier silent comedies with a dastardly villain, a spotless hero and outrageous and thrilling stunts. Blake edwardss the great race and the party the new. Though the film does have some unbelievably funny moments, due to some wonderful comedic. The great race is about precisely that, an automobile race from new york to paris during the theodore roosevelt era. The image is bright, sharp, and colorful with tones that appear to be accurate. Some edge enhancement is apparent, as well as a bit of frame jitter late in the film, but such distractions are fleeting in an otherwise great transfer.
Find out when and where you can watch the great race on tv with the full listings schedule at. There is not a car guy or car girl out there that doesn t know about the event. The fantastically incredible jack lemon is the wicked professor fate, and is always in black. The film is very loosely based on the real life 1908 new yorktoparis automobile race. Although its a mad, mad, mad, mad world was the first comedy to get the epic film treatment, the great race is in my opinion the best epic comedy. The great race movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
The great race takes place from new york to paris and is packed with comedic entertainment and song as the race sweeps across america and europe to the steps of montmatre. Watch the great race online stream full movie directv. The great race part 1 tony curtis jack lemmon natalie. Vederlo streaming the great alaskan race 2019 online film completo italiano gratuito rlw. The great race by blake edwards blake edwards, jack. Action packed with very rough conditions this year causing the boats to almost spend more time in the air than in the water. The great race 1965 blake edwards jack lemmon tony.
The great race incorporated a great many silent era visual gags, along with slapstick, double entendres, parodies, and absurdities. Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about africanamerican athlete jesse owens, who won a recordbreaking four gold medals at the 1936 berlin olympic games. The great race 1965, blake edwards loving tribute to the slapstick movies of old, is dedicated to mr. Rent the great race 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. If you like the great race you might like similar movies its a mad mad mad mad world, the adventures of robin hood, support your local sheriff.
The great race was started in 1983 in the spirit of the original 1908 automobile race from new y. The movie with 20,000mile or onemillionlaughs guarantee professional daredevil and whitesuited hero, the great leslie, convinces turnofthecentury auto makers that a race from new york to paris westward across america, the bering straight and russia will help to. That said for those susceptible to slap stick comedy this has the best custard pie fight ever filmed and a wonderfully on form jack lemon who, alongside his dastardly companion peter falk lifts the. Professional daredevil and allaround good guy, the great leslie,convinces the automakers that a race from new york to paris westwardacross america, the bering straight and russia. Rent the great race 1965 starring jack lemmon and tony curtis on dvd and bluray. It is the turn of the previous century, and american automakers are worried about how to sell their new product to an uneducated public. For the best experience please update your browser.