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Cinematic background from The Great Race 1965 - 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.

The Great Race

1965

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Directors:

Writers:

Arthur A. Ross, Blake Edwards

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Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An image of an empty room with a table in the middle of the floor; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people standing next to each other holding torches; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman sitting at a table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a white coat and white gloves holding papers; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – Two men in tuxedos standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people standing in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman sitting on the ground wearing a hat and gloves; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people standing around a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – Two men are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A painting of a dock with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man sitting on top of a wicker basket; Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – Two people sitting on top of a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A large crowd of people are gathered in the street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A car driving down a road next to a building with domes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An image of an old house in the middle of the night; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man standing next to a bed in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An old fashioned car driving down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a hat and gloves; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman wearing fur coats and hats; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people standing next to each other on a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a yellow and white dress with feathers on her head; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man holding a polar bear stuffed animal in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a white dress is standing in front of a moon; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of men in a kitchen preparing cakes; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a costume on a runway in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a black dress is holding a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in the water with a black mask on his face; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man is holding a sword in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a yellow dress on a runway; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A car driving down a dirt road in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man with a mustache standing next to another man in a uniform; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A couple of people on a raft in the middle of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman are hanging from a rope in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman wearing a cowboy hat and riding gear; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A couple of people standing in front of an airplane; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman sitting at a table holding wine glasses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a suit and a hat sitting in a car; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man wearing a black hat and a black cape; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – Two people standing on top of an ice floe; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people dressed in formal wear dancing; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man wearing a top hat and a tie holding up a gun; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An old man in a military uniform with a mustache; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of men in suits and hats riding down a street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a blue shirt is smiling and posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a white shirt is posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman holding glasses of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a white dress holding a feather duster; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people holding torches in a crowd; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An aerial view of a rural area with a car driving down the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A crowd of people riding on the back of an old fashioned car; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman sitting on top of a bed wearing a top hat; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman dressed in winter clothing; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people are gathered around a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a yellow coat leaning against a door; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An older man in a suit and tie walking through a doorway; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A red glow is seen in the distance from a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle

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Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a black shirt is holding something in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – Two men in chef's hats standing in front of a cake; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a top hat holding onto a harness; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man driving a car with two women and a man wearing glasses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An old man with a mustache covered in powdered sugar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a military uniform holding a sheet of paper in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man pouring champagne into a wine glass while a woman watches; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman sitting on the ground playing a guitar; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of men standing next to each other in front of pies; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man holding a light in his hand in front of a stone pillar; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A colorful parrot's head and beak; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A view of the eiffel tower from a high vantage point; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people standing on a sidewalk near a tree; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in white pants holding a sword in a courtyard; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man holding a sword and a flashlight in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man hanging from a traffic light on the side of the street; Wide shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A couple of men sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of young men standing next to each other in choir robes; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in white pants and a blue shirt standing on a staircase; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a suit leaning on a window ledge; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a white suit holding up a glass; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An old man holding a crown in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of people standing around a table filled with food; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a white dress with a big smile on her face; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man peeks out from behind a white door; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man standing in front of candles in a room; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man in a white suit is pointing to the side; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of women in red and white outfits on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – An old train is traveling down the tracks; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man and a woman in a bed with a blanket; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A group of men standing in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A man standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Great Race” (1965), directed by Blake Edwards – A woman in a pink dress driving a car in the street; Medium shot, Low angle