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The Great Race

1965 film by Blake Edwards
Movie film Q304366
The Great Race
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Summary

The Great Race is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,758 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3]
  • Director: Blake Edwards[4]
  • Screenwriter: Arthur A. Ross[5]
  • Composer: Henry Mancini[6]
  • Genre: musical film[7], action film[8], romantic comedy film[9]
  • Cast member: Jack Lemmon[10], Tony Curtis[11], Natalie Wood[12], Peter Falk[13], Keenan Wynn[14], Arthur O'Connell[15], Vivian Vance[16], Dorothy Provine[17], George Macready[18], Hal Smith[19], Denver Pyle[20], Larry Storch[21], Ross Martin[22], Marvin Kaplan[23]
  • Producer: Martin Jurow[24]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Warner Bros. Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Russell Harlan[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: The Great Race (film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 6/10[31], 69%[32], 71/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1965[36], July 1, 1965[37], September 16, 1965[38], October 12, 1965[39], October 14, 1965[40], December 9, 1965[41], December 17, 1965[42]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[43], Netflix[44]
  • Narrative location: Paris[45]
  • Main subject: car[46]
  • Film editor: Ralph E. Winters[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[48], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[49], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[50], Academy Award for Best Sound[51]
  • Title: The Great Race[52]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[53]
  • Duration: 152 minutes[54]
  • Capital cost: 12,000,000 US dollars[55]

Why It Matters

The Great Race has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did The Great Race receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3].

Related Entities

Blake Edwards film Henry Mancini Jack Lemmon Larry Storch Natalie Wood Netflix Peter Falk Tony Curtis United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . fandango.com. Retrieved . fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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    Filmová databáze film id → 18546
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    Genre → musical film, action film, romantic comedy film
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  6. 24w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Henry Mancini
    Film editor → Ralph E. Winters
    Main subject → car
    Aliases → —
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