Monte Carlo or Bust (Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies) (1969)

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This slapstick comedy concerns the annual auto race in Monte Carlo and boasts an international cast of all-star thespians. Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas) is the scheming villain and auto tycoon who will stop at nothing to win the car race. When Chester (Tony Curtis) wins half of the car… More This slapstick comedy concerns the annual auto race in Monte Carlo and boasts an international cast of all-star thespians. Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas) is the scheming villain and auto tycoon who will stop at nothing to win the car race. When Chester (Tony Curtis) wins half of the car company in a card game with the villain, a winner-take-all, race is proposed. Bourvil, Dudley Moore and Jack Hawkins also appear in this lighthearted comedy. Jimmy Durante sings the title tune of this pic that features several exciting stunt-driving scenes that ensue between the beginning and end of the international racing competition. The film is an obvious take off of Those Magnificent Men And Their Flying Machines but fails to live up to the quality of it's predecessor. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: G, 2 hr. 5 min.
Directed By: Ken Annakin
Written By: Ken Annakin, Jack Davies
Genres: Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: May 28, 1969 Wide
On DVD: Jun 3, 2008

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Anthony L

One of my favourite films of all time, Ken Annakin's comedy classic has one of the best casts ever and includes one of my favourite end sequences of all time. Brilliant!
The S

Huge motor race film with an equally huge cast of international stars. Humour can be patchy but highlights are the ever caddish Terry Thomas with his reluctant henchman Eric Sykes and the hilarious performance of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

Cast

            Bourvil as Monsieur Dupont

            Lando Buzzanca as Marcello

            Peter Cook as Maj. Digby Dawlish

            Walter Chiari as Angelo

            Dudley Moore as Lt. Kit Barrington

            Tony Curtis as Chester Schofield

            Marie Dubois as Pascale

            Susan Hampshire as Betty

            Jack Hawkins as Count Levinovitch

            Peer Schmidt as Otto

            Eric Sykes as Perkins

            Terry-Thomas as Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage

            Mireille Darc as Marie-Claude

            Jacques Duby as Motorcycle Gendarme

            Gert Fröbe as Horst Muller

            Hattie Jacques as Lady Journalist

            Nicoletta Machiavelli as Dominique

            Derren Nesbitt as Waleska

            Dinny Powell
            
            William Rushton as John O'Groats Official

            Michael Trubshawe as German Rally Official

            Richard Wattis as Golf Club Secretary

            Nicholas Phipps as Golfer

            Frank Henson
            
            Roy Scammell
            
            Joe Wadham
            
            Walter Williams as German Customs Official
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