The Great Race - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Great Race"
The Great Race (1965)
Timing:
2:40 (160 min)
7.096/10
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7.996/10
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Actors and characters
Marvin Kaplan
Character Frisbee
William Bryant
Character Baron's Guard
Ken Wales
Character Baron's Guard
Leslie Sketchley
Character Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Character Townsman (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Character Soldier (uncredited)
George Boyce
Character Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Jerry Schumacher
Character Auto Worker (uncredited)
Charles Fredericks
Character Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Character Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Character Observer at Start (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Character Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Paul Smith
Character First Employee (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Catching
Character Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
George Ford
Character Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Character Bettor (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Character Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
King Mojave
Character Reporter (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Character Cowboy Shooting Gun in Saloon (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Character Barfly (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan
Character Cowboy /Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Character Barfly (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
Character Townswoman (uncredited)
Alex Sharp
Character Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
Johnny Silver
Character Baker (uncredited)
Tom Smith
Character Barfly (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Character Townsman (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Character Reporter (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is preceded by a six-minute overture. A three-minute musical interlude is placed between episodes. Both the overture and the interlude were cut in Soviet distribution. Also, two scenes were cut from the film in Soviet distribution: a long journey on an ice floe from Alaska to Kamchatka – to reduce screen time, and a visit to Tobolsk by the travelers – for ideological reasons.
- During the journey from Alaska to Kamchatka, the ice floe enters fog, and Max signals with the car horn. Unexpectedly, he plays the musical theme from the film "West Side Story" (1961) on the horn.
- Despite its comedic plot, the film was inspired by a real event – the 1908 New York to Paris Great Race.
- It ranks 55th in attendance among foreign films in Soviet cinema distribution.
- The full name of Tony Curtis’s character (The Great Leslie) was Leslie Gallant III.
- Preparing for filming, Natalie Wood took fencing and horseback riding lessons and learned to smoke cigars, but the most difficult thing for the actress was learning to drive a steam car.
- Work on the film quickly exceeded the budget allocated to the project, and as a result, the film became the most expensive comedy production of its time, as well as one of the longest, with a running time of 160 minutes.
- During the pie-throwing scene, Tony Curtis, as the Great Leslie, remained impeccably dressed, while all other characters involved in the scene were covered in pie. Curtis had to change into clean clothes several times, as pieces of pie occasionally hit him.
- For the participants themselves, the 1908 New York to Paris auto race was by no means a leisurely drive. Paved roads were scarce during that historical period, and in some parts of the world, they didn't exist at all. The most challenging parts of the competition were in Siberia and Alaska, and not all participants reached the finish line.
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