Directed by:
Blake EdwardsScreenplay:
Arthur A. RossCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell, Vivian Vance, Dorothy Provine, Larry Storch, Ross Martin, George Macready (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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 (Martin) tries to take advantage of Fate's resemblance to their ruler, Prince Hapnick, to start a revolution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jack Lemmon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/219/165219959_48453f.jpg)
Jack Lemmon
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
JFK (1991)
The Apartment (1960)
![Tony Curtis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267445_c96027.jpg)
Tony Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Natalie Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/833/162833889_32599e.jpg)
Natalie Wood
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
West Side Story (1961)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
![Peter Falk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/473/162473287_4f5ea5.jpg)
Peter Falk
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Wings of Desire (1987)
![Keenan Wynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/570/164570664_651bb6.jpg)
Keenan Wynn
USA
Best movies:
![Arthur O'Connell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576474_bfdcb7.jpg)
Arthur O'Connell
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
The Last Valley (1971)
![Vivian Vance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269409_7472c4.jpg)
Vivian Vance
USA
Best movies:
The Great Race (1965)
![Dorothy Provine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455649_08dc44.jpg)
Dorothy Provine
USA
Best movies:
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The Great Race (1965)
![Larry Storch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270927_c13b48.jpg)
Larry Storch
USA
Best movies:
The Flight of Dragons (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Great Race (1965)
![Ross Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/616/161616222_947ea7.jpg)
Ross Martin
Poland
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Great Race (1965)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
![George Macready](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159964_eecf4e.jpg)
George Macready
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Detective Story (1951)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
![Denver Pyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886386_8f3669.jpg)
Denver Pyle
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV movie)
Raoul Retzer
Austria
Best movies:
The Great Race (1965)
Mister Dynamit - morgen küßt Euch der Tod (1967)
Der brave Soldat Schwejk (1960)
![Richard Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886701_57630c.jpg)
Richard Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
![Roy Jenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634756_ef974f.jpg)
Roy Jenson
Canada
Best movies:
Cry for Me, Billy (1972)
Chinatown (1974)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Marvin Kaplan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619271_6b98a3.jpg)
Marvin Kaplan
USA
Best movies:
Adam's Rib (1949)
Wild at Heart (1990)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Harry Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000168_b63048.jpg)
Harry Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Bert Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256255_85bf54.jpg)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Paul Bryar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162627_996bce.gif)
Paul Bryar
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Vertigo (1958)