The Great Race

The Great Race
The Great Race
	Theatrical release poster
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
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 1, 1965;
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 $98.36 million in 2020), making it the most expensive comedy film at the time.^[2] The story was inspired by the actual 1908 New York to Paris Race.^[3]

It is known for one scene that was promoted as "the greatest pie fight ever".^[4] It was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects.

^ "The Great Race, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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^ Evans, Art (2011-09-28). "The Greatest Race – 1908 New York to Paris". sportscardigest.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ Zeitlin, David (July 9, 1965). "Greatest Pie Fight Ever". Life. Vol. 59, no. 2. pp. 84–88. Retrieved July 7, 2011.