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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Great Race | |name = The Great Race | ||
|picture = The Great Race.jpg | |picture = The Great Race.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''French Language Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | ||
[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States | |||
|director = [[Blake Edwards]] | |director = [[Blake Edwards]] | ||
|date= July 1, 1965 | |date= July 1, 1965 | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|character1=Professor Fate/Prince Friedrich Hapnick | |studio=Warner Bros. | ||
|character2=Leslie Gallant III ("The Great Leslie") | |distributor=Warner Bros. | ||
|character1=Professor Fate / Prince Friedrich Hapnick | |||
|actor1=[[Jack Lemmon]] | |||
|character2=Leslie Gallant III<br />("The Great Leslie") | |||
|actor2=[[Tony Curtis]] | |||
|character3=Maggie DuBois | |character3=Maggie DuBois | ||
|actor3=Natalie Wood | |||
|character4=Maximillian "Max" Meen | |character4=Maximillian "Max" Meen | ||
|actor4=[[Peter Falk]] | |||
|character5=Hezekiah Sturdy | |character5=Hezekiah Sturdy | ||
|actor5=[[Keenan Wynn]] | |actor5=[[Keenan Wynn]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Great Race''''' is | '''''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. | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title|The Great Race}} | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ||
The | The referee in New York opens up the race with a golden [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolver. | ||
[[File:tgr_unknown.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:S&W_Model_M&P.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P with 5" Barrel - .38 Special]] | ||
[[File:tgr_unknown2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:tgr_unknown.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The referee prepares the revolver.]] | ||
[[File:tgr_unknown2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He fires into the air and thus starts the (great) race.]] | |||
==Colt Single Action Army== | ==Colt Single Action Army== | ||
Various citizens of the small Western frontier town of Boracho are seen with [[Single Action Army]]s. | Various citizens of the small Western frontier town of Boracho are seen with [[Single Action Army]]s. | ||
[[File:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel]] | [[File:ColtSAA475barrel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel - .45 Long Colt]] | ||
[[File:tgr_colt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gang member | [[File:tgr_colt.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A gang member of "Texas Jack" ([[Larry Storch]]) holds two [[Single Action Army]]s on Leslie Gallant III ([[Tony Curtis]]).]] | ||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
General Kuhster ([[George Macready]]) | A [[Luger P08]] is used by General Kuhster ([[George Macready]]) to threaten Professor Fate ([[Jack Lemmon]]). | ||
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:tgr_luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:tgr_luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|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. | |||
[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Modèle d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 Revolver - 8x27mm SR]] | |||
[[File:tgr_mle1892.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The French referee with the revolver.]] | |||
== | =Rifles= | ||
= | ==Winchester Rifle== | ||
A holstered [[Winchester]] rifle is briefly seen by a disguised citizen of Boracho. | |||
[[File:tgr_winch.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Winchester rifle is seen in the holster on the left.]] | |||
==Mauser 98AZ | ==Mauser Karabiner 98AZ== | ||
When Professor Fate ([[Jack Lemmon]]) | When Professor Fate ([[Jack Lemmon]]) arrived in eastern Russia, several soldiers can briefly be seen with [[Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine]]s slung on their back instead of accurate [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser 98AZ | [[Image:Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm]] | ||
[[File:tgr_mauseraz.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | [[File:tgr_mauseraz.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The two soldiers on the left are seen with their slung Karabiners.]] | ||
==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== | ||
Guards of the Crown Prince Hapnick ([[Jack Lemmon]]) | The [[Gewehr 98]] is carried by Guards of the Crown Prince Hapnick ([[Jack Lemmon]]) of the fictional central European Kingdom of Carpania. | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:tgr_mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:tgr_mauser1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hezekiah Sturdy ([[Keenan Wynn]]) shows his car to two curious guards armed with Mausers.]] | ||
[[File:tgr_mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:tgr_mauser2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The guards escorting the arrested Leslie Gallant.]] | ||
[[File:tgr_mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:tgr_mauser3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two guards of Baron Rolfe Von Stuppe ([[Ross Martin]]) readying their Gewehrs.]] | ||
[[File:tgr_mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:tgr_mauser4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Leslie knocks out a guard who still holds his rifle.]] | ||
= | =Other= | ||
==Swivel Gun== | ==Swivel Gun== | ||
A Swivel Gun is mounted on Professor Fate's ([[Jack Lemmon]]) race vehicle, the ''Hannibal Twin-8''. | A Swivel Gun is mounted on Professor Fate's ([[Jack Lemmon]]) race vehicle, the ''Hannibal Twin-8''. | ||
[[File:tgr_canon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:Swivel Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Swivel Gun]] | ||
[[File:tgr_canon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Swivel mounted on the car.]] | |||
==Selfmade Bomb== | ==Selfmade Bomb== | ||
Professor Fate ([[Jack Lemmon]]) throws a | Professor Fate ([[Jack Lemmon]]) throws a self-made bomb from his flight bike. | ||
flight bike. | [[File:tgr_bomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Professor Fate about to drop the bomb.]] | ||
[[File:tgr_bomb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Adventure]] | [[Category:Adventure Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
[[Category:Blake Edwards]] | |||
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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.
Colt Single Action Army
Various citizens of the small Western frontier town of Boracho are seen with Single Action Armys.
Luger P08
A Luger P08 is used by General Kuhster (George Macready) to threaten Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon).
MAS Mle. 1892
At the end of the movie, a French referee in Paris is seen with an Mle 1892 Revolver into the air.
Rifles
Winchester Rifle
A holstered Winchester rifle is briefly seen by a disguised citizen of Boracho.
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.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The Gewehr 98 is carried by Guards of the Crown Prince Hapnick (Jack Lemmon) of the fictional central European Kingdom of Carpania.
Other
Swivel Gun
A Swivel Gun is mounted on Professor Fate's (Jack Lemmon) race vehicle, the Hannibal Twin-8.
Selfmade Bomb
Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) throws a self-made bomb from his flight bike.
