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You can watch The Great Race (1965) for free on Kanopy.

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.

The Great Race is a film that explores themes of new york city, paris, france, car race. It also touches on inventor and slapstick comedy and wager.

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