In an international car rally, competitors must travel from various points in Europe to Monte Carlo, then race their cars. Things are complicated by smuggling, cheating, honor, inventions, medicine, and love at first sight… An international car rally across Europe is complicated by smuggling, cheating, love at first sight, etc. etc. This film is a mystery. It has great scenery, a wonderful cast and visually splendid stunts. For its time it was a a bit of a sleeper, perhaps as it was seen as a kind of imitation of Those Magnificent Men. The film seems to have all the right ingredients including a huge budget. So how come its tedious and frankly boring. It is rather fun looking at the who's who of film. The dashing Walter Chiari, the glorious Tony Curtis and Susan Hampshire and of course Gert Frobe. Pete and Dud come off best but there seems to be nothing much that can save what is unfortunately an over blown mish mash. Its a pity really because a great deal of heart and a even more money went into making it On reading reviews and ratings for a similar movie to this 'The Great Race' i was expecting that to be much better than Monte Carlo Or Bust but the opposite is true, having Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in the cast is a huge plus to start with, then add Terry Thomas, Eric Sykes, Tony Curtis to name a few. All are cast perfectly for the characters they play with Peter Cook teamed with Dudley Moore Thomas with Sykes acting superbly. I loved this movie when i watched it years ago and for me anyway it has stood the test of time, some brilliant characters, gorgeous women, and very funny. Definitely recommend it, and the 6.6 IMDb rating it has is way off mark in my opinion it should be at least 7.5 if not an 8.
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