Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)

An international car rally across Europe is complicated by smuggling, cheating, love at first sight, etc. etc.

Directors:

Ken Annakin, Sam Itzkovitch

Writers:

Jack Davies (original story and screenplay), Ken Annakin (original story and screenplay)

Stars:

Bourvil, Lando Buzzanca, Walter Chiari

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bourvil	...	Monsieur Dupont
Lando Buzzanca	...	Marcello
Walter Chiari	...	Angelo
Peter Cook	...	Maj. Dawlish
Tony Curtis	...	Chester Schofield
Mireille Darc	...	Marie-Claude
Marie Dubois	...	Pascale
Gert Fröbe	...	Willi Schickel / Horst Müller (as Gert Frobe)
Susan Hampshire	...	Betty
Jack Hawkins	...	Count Levinovitch
Nicoletta Machiavelli	...	Dominique
Dudley Moore	...	Lt. Barrington
Peer Schmidt	...	Otto
Eric Sykes	...	Perkins
Terry-Thomas	...	Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage

Storyline

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...

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Plot Keywords:

smuggling | cheating | race | monte carlo | road movie | 

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Taglines:

...the original Road Runners!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK France Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1969 (UK)

Also Known As:

Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies

Filming Locations:

Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arthur Conn,Basil Keys Productions,Champion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The soundtrack features a piece of music by Ron Goodwin entitled "The Schickel Shamble" (which accompanies many of Gert Fröbe's scenes). This was later used as the theme for the BBC radio show "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" which featured William Rushton among the panellists.

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Goofs

When the two cars disrupt the hockey match on the frozen Swedish lake, Barrington is hit by a snowball hurled through the passenger window. Yet immediately beforehand, Barrington's window is wound up (Dawlish leans across and taps on it), and immediately afterward the window is still closed (the car ploughs through a snow bank, and we see blobs of snow stuck to the window).

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Crazy Credits

Closing sequence: Revolving Automobile Tire segues into the Paramount Logo.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Projected Man (1998)

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Soundtracks

Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies
Music and Lyrics by Ron Goodwin
Sung by Jimmy Durante

User Reviews

Wacky Races style comic caper

The movie isn't that funny, although you probably don't notice that what with the great actors on display - The wonderful gap toothed Terry-Thomas as a kind of Dick Dastardly Figure, Eric Sykes as his Mutley style sidekick,It has Tony Curtis romancing Susan Hampshire & The great comic actors Peter Cook & Dudley Moore as British Army men who have the best scenes and funniest lines & Gert Frobe (Goldfinger) as a escaped convict transporting stolen treasures. The scenery is wonderful as they travel throughout Europe Mostly Britain and France and has a nice 1920's feel, just don't expect many laughs, just sit back and enjoy some of the best British Actors many of who are no longer with us.

All in all a likeable caper with great performances

Rating 8/10