For other uses, see The Great Race (disambiguation).
The Great Race
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Blake Edwards
Screenplay by
Arthur A. Ross
Story by
Blake Edwards Arthur A. Ross
Produced by
Martin Jurow
Starring
Jack Lemmon Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Peter Falk Keenan Wynn Dorothy Provine Arthur O'Connell Vivian Vance
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Edited by
Ralph E. Winters
Music by
Henry Mancini
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
July 1, 1965 (1965-07-01)
Running time
160 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
US$12 million
Box office
US$25,333,333[1]
The Great Race is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancini and cinematography by Russell Harlan. The supporting cast includes Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell and Vivian Vance. The movie cost US$12 million (equivalent to $98.36 million in 2020), making it the most expensive comedy film at the time.[2] The story was inspired by the actual 1908 New York to Paris Race.[3]
It is known for one scene that was promoted as "the greatest pie fight ever".[4] It was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects.
^"The Great Race, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
^Cite error: The named reference Wasson2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Evans, Art (2011-09-28). "The Greatest Race – 1908 New York to Paris". sportscardigest.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^Zeitlin, David (July 9, 1965). "Greatest Pie Fight Ever". Life. Vol. 59, no. 2. pp. 84–88. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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