Great Race
Director: Blake Edwards; Stars: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis; Release Date: June 04, 2002 |
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Great Race - A tribute to masters of slapstick Laurel and Hardy, Blake Edwards's spectacular farce stars Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood. In 1908 New York, the evil, black-clad Professor Fate (Lemmon) challenges the Great Leslie (Curtis), a heroic daredevil who wears only white, to a 22,000-mile New York-to-Paris race. As the race gets under way, Fate eliminates all the other contestants through nefarious means except for feminist Maggie Dubois (Wood). But when her car breaks down on its own, she's forced to ride with Leslie, who has his hands full trying to avoid being obliterated by the artillery-laden Hannibal 8 that carries Fate. After getting into a brawl in the wild West and riding an ice floe across the Bering Strait to Siberia, Fate kidnaps Maggie, and the racing teams make an extended soujourn in Carpania as Edwards parodies THE PRISONER OF ZENDA. Then the dastardly Baron von Shtuppe (Ross Martin) tries to take advantage of Fate's resemblance to their ruler, Prince Hapnick, to start a revolution. ...
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Key Information |
| Directors | Blake Edwards |
| Stars | Jack Lemmon |
| Actors | Natalie Wood |
| Genre | Comedies |
| Subgenre | Scams And Cons • Comedy • Spor |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Available Formats | DVD |
| UPC | 085391109136 |
| Release Date | 1965 |
| Running Time | 2hr 40min |
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Languages |
| Original Language | English |
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DVD Editions |
| DVD Editions | DVD2hr 40minWarner Home VideoJune 04, 2002Not Rated085391109129Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Digital, Stereo, AC3 |
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VHS Editions |
| VHS Editions | VHS2hr 40minFacets VideoNot Rated |
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Credits |
| Screenwriter | Arthur Ross |
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