Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
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Awards Dominance
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1966
Sound Effects
Tregoweth Brown
Cinematography (Color)
Russell Harlan
Film Editing
Ralph E. Winters
Music (Song)
The Sweetheart Tree in "The Great Race" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sound
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
1966
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Great Race
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Henry Mancini
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
The Sweetheart Tree
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Jack Lemmon
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