The Great Race
| The Great Race | |
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| 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 John Williams |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$12 million |
| Box office | US$25,333,333 |
The Great Race is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood, 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 $90 million in 2023), making it the most expensive comedy film at the time. The story was inspired by the actual 1908 New York to Paris Race. It was co-produced by Lemmon's Jalem Productions, Curtis' Reynard Productions and Edwards' Patricia Productions.
It is known for one scene that was promoted as "the greatest pie fight ever". It was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects.