The Great Race (1965)


The Great Race
Release Date01 July 1965
Budget$12,000,000
TaglineTHE GREAT LAUGH SHOW OF ALL TIME!
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance, Sport
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo, 70 mm 6-Track
ColorColor

The Great Race is a 1965 slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by Blake Edwards and Arthur A. Ross, with music by Henry Mancini and cinematography by Russell Harlan. It starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell and Vivian Vance.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Prof. Fate

The Great Leslie

Maggie Dubois

Hezekiah

Henry Goodbody

Hester Goodbody

Lily Olay

Texas Jack

Rolfe Von Stuppe

George Macready
General Kuhster

Frisbee

Mayor of Boracho

Sheriff

William Bryant
Baron's Guard

Ken Wales
Baron's Guard

Richard Alexander
Bit Part

Greg Benedict
Soldier

Paul Bryar
Policeman

Robert Carson
Vice Chairman

Charles E. Fredericks
Master of Ceremonies

Harry Harvey
Executive Board Member

Chester Hayes
Man in Bear Suit

Chuck Hayward
Soldier

Bob Herron
Palace guard

Clegg Hoyt
Man

Roy Jenson
Saloon Fight Extra

Patricia King
Woman in West

Frank Kreig
Starter

Philo McCullough
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J. Edward McKinley
Chairman

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Saloon Fight Extra

Richard Mosier
Boy Eating Popcorn

Woman in West

Joe Palma
Conductor

Harvey Parry
Cowboy shooting gun in saloon

Raoul Retzer
Mayor-Domo

Hal Riddle
Baker

Christopher Riordan
Cowboy, Dancer

Maria Schroeder
Woman in Tobelsk

Charles Seel
Freight Agent

Johnny Silver
Baker

Paul Smith
First Employee

Art Stewart
Bit Part

Frank D. Strong
Trombonist in marching band

John Truax
Prison Guard

Dale Van Sickel
Driver-Contestant in Green Car, #3

Director

Writer

Arthur A. Ross
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Producer

Dick Crockett
associate producer

Martin Jurow
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Russell Harlan

Editor

Ralph E. Winters
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Production Designer

Fernando Carrere
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Art Director

Fernando Carrere
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Set Decorator

George James Hopkins
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Costume Designer

Donfeld

Makeup Department

Gordon Bau
makeup supervisor

hair styles creator: Miss Wood

Jean Burt Reilly
supervising hair stylist

Production Manager

Clem Beauchamp
unit production manager

Chuck Hansen
unit production manager

Jack McEdward
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack Cunningham
assistant director

Richard Landry
assistant director

Mickey McCardle
assistant director

Art Department

Reg Allen
decorative consultant

Jack Stevens
decorative consultant

Sound Department

M.A. Merrick
sound

Treg Brown
sound effects editor

Special Effects

George Brown
special effects

Danny Lee
special effects

Visual Effects

Linwood G. Dunn
photographic effects

James B. Gordon
photographic effects

Stunts

Odile Astie
stunts

Bill Catching
stunts

Jerry Catron
stunts

Philip Crawford
stunts

Dick Crockett
stunt coordinator, stunts

Howard Curtis
stunts

Dick Dial
stunt actor

Stephanie Epper
stunts

Dick Geary
stunts

Sol Gorss
stunts

Duke Green
stunts

Johnny Hagner
stunts

Donna Hall
stunts

Chuck Hayward
stunts

Bob Herron
stunts

Bill Hickman
stunts

Chuck Hicks
stunts

Charles Horvath
stunts

stunts

John Hudkins
stunts

Roy Jenson
stunts

Carey Loftin
stunts

Sharon Lucas
stunts

Troy Melton
stunts

John Moio
stunts

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
stunts

stunts

Harvey Parry
stunts

Regis Parton
stunts

Gil Perkins
stunts

Jack Perkins
stunts

George Robotham
stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts

Bob Rose
stunts

Wally Rose
stunts

Alex Sharp
stunts

David Sharpe
stunt double: Tony Curtis/Ross Martin

Dean Smith
stunts

Paul Stader
stunts

Mary Statler
stunts

Tom Steele
stunts

Jerry Summers
stunts

Helen Thurston
stunts

Dale Van Sickel
stunts

Jack Verbois
stunts

Al Wyatt
stunts

Joe Yrigoyen
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Harold E. Wellman
photography: second unit

Richard Doran
assistant camera

Bobby Greene
first assistant camera

Michael A. Jones
rigging gaffer

Robert Willoughby
special still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

clothes: Miss Wood

Music Department

Bob Bain
musician: guitar

Vinton Vernon
score mixer

Dan Wallin
score mixer

Jackie Ward
singing voice: Natalie Wood

musician: piano

Other Crew

Betty A. Griffin
script supervisor

choreographer

Ken Wales
dialogue supervisor

Dean Jeffries
car designer

Thanks

dedicatee

dedicatee

Production Company

Warner Bros. Pictures
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Patricia
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Jalem Productions
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Reynard
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

CBS Television

Impulso Records

Pioneer Entertainment

Warner Home Video
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Special Effects

Film Effects of Hollywood






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