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''Monte Carlo or Bust!'' is a 1969 British/French/Italian co-production comedy film, also known by its US title, ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies''. The story is based on the Monte Carlo Rally – first raced in 1911 – and the film recalls this general era, set in the 1920s. A lavish all-star film (Paramount put $10 million behind it), it is the story of an epic car rally across Europe that involves a lot of eccentric characters from all over the world who will stop at nothing to win.〔Brown, Joe. "The movie that changed my life". ''BBC Radio 2'', 21 August 2009.〕 The film is a sequel to the 1965 hit ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines''. Terry-Thomas appeared as Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage, the equally dastardly son of the Sir Percy Ware-Armitage, which Thomas had played in the earlier film. Some others of the cast from the first film returned, including Gert Fröbe and Eric Sykes. Like the earlier film, it was written by Ken Annakin and Jack Davies and directed by Annakin, with music by Ron Goodwin. The title tune is performed by Jimmy Durante. The credits sequence animation was the work of Ronald Searle, who was also featured in Annakin's earlier ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines''. Tony Curtis and Susan Hampshire played other contestants in the race; Curtis also starred in the similar period-piece comedy ''The Great Race'' (1965) from Warner Bros. The film was originally intended to be called ''Monte Carlo and All That Jazz''. The American distributors Paramount Pictures re-titled it ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies'' to tie it to Annakin's 1965 film; re-editing also meant cuts, up to a half-hour, from the original UK release.〔Galbraith, Stewart. ("Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (Monte Carlo – or Bust!)." ) ''DVD Talk'',, 3 June 2008. Retrieved: 13 May 2013.〕 ==Plot== An international car rally in the 1920s attracts competitors from all over the world to compete in the Monte Carlo Rally. The arch rivals from England, Italy, France and Germany find that their greatest competition comes from the United States in the form of Chester Schofield (Tony Curtis), who had won half of an automobile factory in a poker game with the late father of baronet Sir Cuthbert Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas). Ware-Armitage has entered the race in a winner-take-all to exact revenge and win back the lost half of the company. The international cast of characters appear to mirror their national foibles. British Army officers Maj. Digby Dawlish (Peter Cook) and Lieut. Kit Barrington (Dudley Moore), who have entered to preserve the honour of the British Empire, drive an outlandish vehicle festooned with odd inventions. Italian policemen Angelo Pincelli (Walter Chiari) and Marcello Agosti (Lando Buzzanca) seem to be more interested in chasing three French women, led by Doctor Marie-Claude (Mireille Darc). The German entry from overbearing Willi Schickel (Gert Fröbe) and Otto Schwartz (Peer Schmidt) turn out to be convicts, driving with stolen gems on board. As the race begins, the contestants find that not only are they in a 1,500-mile battle with each other, but dangerous roads and the elements including a massive avalanche, are just as formidable. Chester and his new co-driver, Betty (Susan Hampshire) end up duelling with Cuthbert while the Italians are the winners of the rally but relinquish their prize to the French woman's team to help people injured in the snowslide. Various misfortunes plague each of the contestants, with Cuthbert, poised to win, being disqualified for cheating, the British Army team blowing up, the Germans being arrested and a sleeping Chester ending up the winner, albeit due to Betty having the sense to push him over the finish line. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monte Carlo or Bust!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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