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The Great Race

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.

Director

Blake Edwards

Year

Genre

action, adventure, comedy

Box Office

N/A

Production

Jalem Productions,Patricia Productions,Reynard Productions

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 14 nominations total

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Professor Fate

The Great Leslie

Maggie Dubois

Maximilian Meen

Hezekiah Sturdy

Henry Goodbody

Arthur O'Connell

Hester Goodbody

Lily Olay

Dorothy Provine

Texas Jack

Baron Rolfe Von Stuppe

General Kuhster

George Macready

Frisbee

Mayor of Boracho

Sheriff of Boracho

Baron's Guard

Baron's Guard

Barfly

Barfly

Richard Alexander

Townsman

Reporter

Man in Hallway at Sentinel

Barfly

Herman Belmonte

Townsman

Policeman

Vice Chairman

Saloon Brawler

Auto Worker

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Observer at Start

Charles Cirillo

Observer at Start

Guy with Moustache

Barfly

Executive Board Member

Barfly

Barfly

Cowboy

Man in Hallway at Sentinel

Master of Ceremonies

Charles Fredericks

Observer at Start

Saloon Brawler

Barfly

Barfly

Man in Hallway at Sentinel

Executive Board Member

Barfly

Man in Bear Suit

Soldier

Executive Board Member

Reporter

Palace Guard

Saloon Brawler

Reporter

Texas Jack's Henchman

Charles Horvath

Man in Saloon

Saloon Brawler

Townsman

Woman in West

Starter

Bettor

Man in Hallway at Sentinel

Carl M. Leviness

Executive Board Member

Saloon Brawler

Observer at Start

Townsman

Philo McCullough

Russian

Francis McDonald

Barfly

Chairman

J. Edward McKinley

Reporter

Saloon Brawler

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boy Eating Popcorn

Saloon Brawler

The Crown Prince's dance partner

Observer at Start

Soldier

Conductor

Cowboy Shooting Gun in Saloon

Saloon Brawler

Texas Jack Henchman

Townsman

Barfly

Mayor-Domo

Observer at Start

Baker

Cowboy

Christopher Riordan

Barfly

Robert Robinson

Reporter

Barfly

Woman in Tobelsk

Maria Schroeder

Auto Worker

Jerry Schumacher

Freight Agent

Townswoman

Saloon Brawler

Baker

Executive Board Member

Leslie Sketchley

Townsman

First Employee

Barfly

Observer at Start

Saloon Brawler

Bishop at Coronation

Robert R. Stephenson

Observer at Start

Townsman

Trombonist in Marching Band

Frank D. Strong

Townsman

Charles Sullivan

Reporter

Barfly

Prison Guard

Driver-Contestant in Green Car, #3

Dale Van Sickel

Barfly

Barfly

Townsman

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Max Professor Fate Maggie Dubois Lily Olay Cowboy Henry Goodbody Hester Goodbody Baron Von Stuppe Texas Jack Mayor Of Boracho Master Of Ceremonies Hezekiah Sturdy

Ladies and gentlemen... - The Great Race

Ladies and gentlemen...

He will be strapped in a straitjacket
before your very eyes... - The Great Race

He will be strapped in a straitjacket before your very eyes....

- A parachute.
- A parachute. - The Great Race

- A parachute. - A parachute.

Ladies and gentlemen,
you are about to witness a feat... - The Great Race

Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness a feat...

Attach the hooks. - The Great Race

Attach the hooks.

Up, Max! Bring it up! - The Great Race

Up, Max! Bring it up!

Ha, ha. Pfft. - The Great Race

After today you will have broken
every existing speed record. - The Great Race

After today you will have broken every existing speed record...

Be careful, you idiot,
you'll blow us both to kingdom come. - The Great Race

Be careful, you idiot, you'll blow us both to kingdom c...

Ah, he's getting in the boat. - The Great Race

Ah, he's getting in the boat.

- You sure you tested the mechanism?
- It can't miss. - The Great Race

- You sure you tested the mechanism? - It can't miss.

- Look at that!
- Golly! - The Great Race

- Look at that! - Golly!

Gentlemen, I intend to cover the measured mile
in approximately 12 seconds. - The Great Race

Gentlemen, I intend to cover the measured mile in approximat...

Professor! One hundred and fifty! - The Great Race

Professor! One hundred and fifty!

Well there's another one Leslie can try on for size - The Great Race

Well there's another one Leslie can try on for size

A race - The Great Race

Leslie will lose!
Your automobile will lose! I will win! - The Great Race

Leslie will lose! Your automobile will lose! I will win!

And it is with no little pride
that the Webber Motor Car Company... - The Great Race

And it is with no little pride that the Webber Motor Car Com...

Holy Toledo, look at that car! - The Great Race

Holy Toledo, look at that car!

- Ha-ha-ha.
- I never saw a car like that in my life. - The Great Race

- Ha-ha-ha. - I never saw a car like that in my life.

We, uh, have taken the liberty of naming it
after the man who inspired its creation. - The Great Race

We, uh, have taken the liberty of naming it after the man wh...

Yes it's ready - The Great Race

Push the button Max - The Great Race

Push the button Max

When the rains come,
and when the snow melts... - The Great Race

When the rains come, and when the snow melts...

Nature will chase us, we will beat her. - The Great Race

Nature will chase us, we will beat her.

- Mr. Goodbody.
- What is it, Frisbee? - The Great Race

- Mr. Goodbody. - What is it, Frisbee?

Women have to emancipate themselves in order to emancipate men - The Great Race

Women have to emancipate themselves in order to emancipate...

Man the helm. - The Great Race

- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon. - The Great Race

- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.

Gentlemen don't - The Great Race

Gentlemen don't

Aah. - The Great Race

Now if you'll excuse me. - The Great Race

Now if you'll excuse me.

Professor, dinner is served. - The Great Race

Professor, dinner is served.

Who is it? - The Great Race

Who was that? - The Great Race

Out back by the garage. The car! Hurry up! - The Great Race

Out back by the garage. The car! Hurry up!

Help! - The Great Race

You want me to feed you - The Great Race

You want me to feed you

Get off the car, please.
Will you just get off the car? - The Great Race

Get off the car, please. Will you just get off the car?

Hold it. - The Great Race

- Everything is ready?
- Everything is ready. - The Great Race

- Everything is ready? - Everything is ready.

Hold it. - The Great Race

- What do you think you're doing?
- I'm an official entry. - The Great Race

- What do you think you're doing? - I'm an officia...

- Hezekiah.
- Boss. - The Great Race

- Hezekiah. - Boss.

- Come on, Max. Max.
- All checked. - The Great Race

- Come on, Max. Max. - All checked.

I want to thank you again for this opportunity Mr Goodbody - The Great Race

I want to thank you again for this opportunity Mr Goodbody

Are you sure you took care of everything? - The Great Race

Are you sure you took care of everything?

Now, at approximately the 50 mile mark,
car number 3, it loses its transmission. - The Great Race

Now, at approximately the 50 mile mark, car number 3, it los...

And in about five seconds,
car number 4 bites the dust. - The Great Race

And in about five seconds, car number 4 bites the dust.

Genius, Max, positive genius.
What's next? - The Great Race

Genius, Max, positive genius. What's next?

That's not supposed to happen to number 6.
I fixed it so the wheels would come off. - The Great Race

That's not supposed to happen to number 6. I fixed it s...

Are you sure you took care of everything - The Great Race

Are you sure you took care of everything

"Sentinel car takes lead approximately
600 miles west of Chicago." - The Great Race

"Sentinel car takes lead approximately 600 miles west o...

- Hezekiah, see what's wrong with her car.
- Hm? Oh, yeah. - The Great Race

- Hezekiah, see what's wrong with her car. - Hm? Oh, ye...

Indian attack. We're being attacked. - The Great Race

Indian attack. We're being attacked.

You mean amazing because I'm a woman - The Great Race

You mean amazing because I'm a woman

Here they come. - The Great Race

Here they come.

Hey, it looks to me like a big night tonight - The Great Race

Hey, it looks to me like a big night tonight

Quiet. Citizens of Boracho. Quiet. - The Great Race

Quiet. Citizens of Boracho. Quiet.

Now here she is... - The Great Race

Now here she is...

Pardon me, Mr. Partner.
Who is this Texas Jack? - The Great Race

Pardon me, Mr. Partner. Who is this Texas Jack?

Texas Jack. - The Great Race

Now wait a minute, Jack.
This is a friendly celebration. - The Great Race

Now wait a minute, Jack. This is a friendly celebration.

Jack, honey, don't get rough. - The Great Race

Jack, honey, don't get rough.

I'm afraid, sir.
you have me at a disadvantage. - The Great Race

I'm afraid, sir. you have me at a disadvantage.

- Let's get the gas.
- Not yet. - The Great Race

- Let's get the gas. - Not yet.

Citizens of Boracho, stop. - The Great Race

Citizens of Boracho, stop.

It's lucky Texas Jack ain't around He'd gun that dude for sure - The Great Race

It's lucky Texas Jack ain't around He'd gun...

Now will you give me some fighting room? - The Great Race

Now will you give me some fighting room?

Thank you Are you a native of Boracho - The Great Race

Thank you Are you a native of Boracho

- There's the gas.
- Fight. - The Great Race

- There's the gas. - Fight.

Where's the car? - The Great Race

Where's the car?

Now can I have me some fighting room? - The Great Race

Now can I have me some fighting room?

Citizens of Boracho - The Great Race

Citizens of Boracho

- Well, that finishes Leslie.
- Oh, no, not Leslie. Never Leslie. - The Great Race

- Well, that finishes Leslie. - Oh, no, not Leslie. Never Le...

Hyah! Ha! - The Great Race

Hey, professor, where we going? - The Great Race

Hey, professor, where we going?

Now can I have me some fighting room - The Great Race

Now can I have me some fighting room

I'm offering you a lift - The Great Race

I'm offering you a lift

Boys and girls,
this is a six-cylinder automobile... - The Great Race

Boys and girls, this is a six-cylinder automobile...

- Sorry, sir.
- I want you to run to City Hall... - The Great Race

- Sorry, sir. - I want you to run to City Hall...

I once went
on an anthropological expedition... - The Great Race

I once went on an anthropological expedition...

- Would you hold this, please?
- Champagne? - The Great Race

- Would you hold this, please? - Champagne?

I can't see a thing. - The Great Race

I can't see a thing.

I can't stand it, I'm freezing to death. - The Great Race

I can't stand it, I'm freezing to death.

It won't take long to grow back.
It's only a half of a mustache. - The Great Race

It won't take long to grow back. It's only a half ...

What was that? - The Great Race

Ulp! - The Great Race

Oh. I'm so terribly sorry.
I thought you were Maximilian. - The Great Race

Oh. I'm so terribly sorry. I thought you were Maximilia...

Professor! - The Great Race

The Great Race poster

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Blake Edwards

Writer: Arthur A. Ross, Blake Edwards

Production: Jalem Productions,Patricia Productions,Reynard Productions

Genre: action, adventure, comedy

Year: 1965

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 Dec 1965

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 14 nominations total

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