The Great Race
Patricia Productions (1965)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sports, Western
In Collection
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888574077624
IMDB   7.2
2 hr 40 mins USA / Russian
Blu-ray  Region A, Region B, Region C   US - Approved
Jack Lemmon Professor Fate
Tony Curtis The Great Leslie
Natalie Wood Maggie Dubois
Peter Falk Maximilian Meen
Keenan Wynn Hezekiah Sturdy
Arthur O'Connell Henry Goodbody
Vivian Vance Hester Goodbody
Dorothy Provine Lily Olay
Larry Storch Texas Jack
Ross Martin Baron Rolfe Von Stuppe
George Macready General Kuhster
Marvin Kaplan Frisbee
Hal Smith Mayor of Boracho
Denver Pyle Sheriff of Boracho
William Bryant Baron's Guard
Director
Blake Edwards
Producer Dick Crockett
Tony Curtis
Writer Arthur A. Ross
Blake Edwards
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Musician Henry Mancini


Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
Edition Details
Edition Warner Archive Collection
Distributor Warner Bros.
Release Date 9/9/2014
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.40:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Links IMDB
TheMovieDb.org

Features
The extras have been ported over from Warner's 2002 DVD release of The Great Race.

•Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards' The Great Race (1080p; 1.33:1; 15:25): This vintage EPK includes some interesting behind-the-scenes footage from several major sequences, including the pie fight, the barroom brawl and the initial entrance of Prince Hoepnick. Though formatted as 1080p, the source appears to be standard definition.

•Trailer (1080p; 2.40:1; 2:51): The most interesting feature of the trailer is how it uses clips from the stars' previous films to set up a contrast with their characters in The Great Race.