Aug 20th 
The Great Race*  
(US 1965)                                                
Warner Bros/Patricia/Jalem/Reynard. 163m. Super Panavision

Rival daredevils compete in a transcontinental car race from New York to Paris.
Mainly overplayed comedy epic (based around the 1908 New York-Paris car race), with much largesse thrown into the enterprise, an intriguing Prisoner of Zenda-style interlude, and a custard pie fight intended as a tribute to Laurel and Hardy (from The Battle of the Century). The makers could learn a thing or two from the Boys about comedy timing.

Written by: Arthur Ross, Blake Edwards.
Producer: Martin Jurow.
Director: Blake Edwards.
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell, Vivian Vance, Dorothy Provine, George Macready, Ross Martin.
Photography: Russell Harlan.
Music: Henry Mancini.
Production Design: Fernando Carrere.