The Great Race

French Language Movie Poster

Country	United States
Directed by	Blake Edwards
Release Date	July 1, 1965
Language	English
Studio	Warner Bros.
Distributor	Warner Bros.

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Professor Fate / Prince Friedrich Hapnick	Jack Lemmon
Leslie Gallant III ("The Great Leslie")	Tony Curtis
Maggie DuBois	Natalie Wood
Maximillian "Max" Meen	Peter Falk
Hezekiah Sturdy	Keenan Wynn

The Great Race is a 1965 adventure comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and centers around participants in a car race from New York to Paris during the early part of the 20th century. The adventurer The Great Leslie (Tony Curtis), always dressed in a white suit and groomed, convinces an automaker that a race from New York to Paris, westward, would be a great marketing proposition for the auto trade. His arch-rival, the mustachioed, dressed all-black Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon), bets he'll be faster than Leslie in a car he designed himself. The other competitors, including a cunning reporter and women's rights activist Maggie DuBois (Natalie Wood), play in the race not a too big role. The film was one of the most expensive comedies made at the time of its release.

The following weapons were used in the film The Great Race:

Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 10

The referee in New York opens up the race with a golden Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P with 5" Barrel - .38 Special

The referee prepares the revolver.

He fires into the air and thus starts the (great) race.

Colt Single Action Army

Various citizens of the small Western frontier town of Boracho are seen with Single Action Armys.

Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel - .45 Long Colt

A gang member of "Texas Jack" (Larry Storch) holds two Single Action Armys on Leslie Gallant III (Tony Curtis).

Luger P08

A Luger P08 is used by General Kuhster (George Macready) to threaten Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon).

Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum

General Kuhster (right) points his Luger at Professor Fate.

MAS Mle. 1892

At the end of the movie, a French referee in Paris is seen with an Mle 1892 Revolver into the air.

Revolver d'ordonnance modèle 1892 - 8x27mmSR

The French referee with the revolver.

Rifles

Winchester Rifle

A holstered Winchester rifle is briefly seen by a disguised citizen of Boracho.

The Winchester rifle is seen in the holster on the left.

Mauser Karabiner 98AZ

When Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) arrived in eastern Russia, several soldiers can briefly be seen with Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbines slung on their back instead of accurate Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles.