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The Great Race

1965 · 160 min · Director: Blake Edwards ★ IMDb 7.2 · 21,884 ratings

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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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The Great Race (1965) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Anticipation
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Anticipation
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Follow the emotional intensity across the film; hatched intervals indicate limited subtitle evidence.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorAnticipationTension
2.5 %≈ 4′Anticipation48 %17 %48 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Anticipation51 %31 %45 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 20′Humor50 %41 %38 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 28′Humor46 %43 %28 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 36′Humor46 %40 %26 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 44′Anticipation49 %40 %31 %33 %
32.5 %≈ 52′Humor49 %41 %30 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 60′Tension48 %39 %28 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 68′Humor46 %39 %29 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 76′Humor41 %36 %29 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 84′Humor41 %36 %26 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 92′Humor48 %44 %26 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 100′Humor46 %39 %26 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 108′Curiosity41 %28 %25 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 116′Humor43 %31 %26 %33 %
77.5 %≈ 124′Humor50 %38 %30 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 132′Tension55 %40 %31 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 140′Humor50 %41 %26 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 148′Love48 %39 %24 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 156′Love53 %40 %27 %20 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

VV
Vivian Vance

DP
Dorothy Provine

DP
Dorothy Provine

Lily Olay

RM
Ross Martin

George Macready

General Kuhster

MK
Marvin Kaplan

Frisbee

HS
Hal Smith

Mayor of Boracho

Denver Pyle

Sheriff

WB
William Bryant

Baron's Guard

KW
Ken Wales

Baron's Guard

HN
Hal Needham

Saloon Brawler (uncredited)

RR
Raoul Retzer

Mayor-Domo (uncredited)

LS
Leslie Sketchley

Executive Board Member (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Townsman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Blake Edwards
Written by
Arthur A. Ross
Type
Movies
Released
1965
Runtime
160 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 21,884 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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