‘The Great Race’ released in U.S. 50 years ago today (July 1 1965)

1960s, Movies 1960s


Video: 'The Great Race' trailer

(Thursday, July 1, 1965) — The Great Race, a slapstick comedy film about a bumbling villain who plots to win an early 20th-century auto race, was released today in the U.S.

Directed by Blake Edwards, the film starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O’Connell and Vivian Vance.