Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy weekend
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics and audiences generally found the film lively and often hilarious, though later assessments viewed its humor as uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The international rally is repeatedly driven by collisions, careening cars, honking, cheating, and comic mix-ups.
Major Digby Dawlish and Lt. Kit Barrington embody exaggerated British imperial stereotypes in a send-up of post-Empire identity.
Competitors depart from different points in Europe and converge on Monte Carlo for the final race.
The rally crosses Europe and culminates in a race featuring vintage cars, collisions, inventions, and elaborate road mishaps.
Films like Monte Carlo or Bust!, and why
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
broad international slapstick, eccentric competitors, and comic vehicular mayhem
The Great Race
ensemble farce built around a long-distance race, cheating, and escalating mishaps
The Pink Panther
British comic adventure with an international ensemble and playful send-up of imperial stereotypes
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Annakin
- Release Date
- 1969-04-28
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (64)
Cast
- Bourvil
- Lando Buzzanca
- Walter Chiari
- Peter Cook
- Tony Curtis
- Mireille Darc
- Marie Dubois
- Gert Fröbe
- Susan Hampshire
- Jack Hawkins
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Monte Carlo or Bust! about?
- An exuberant European car-rally farce turns cheating, smuggling, eccentric inventions, and imperial bravado into a contest of comic survival.
- What is Monte Carlo or Bust! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Monte Carlo or Bust! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Monte Carlo or Bust! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Monte Carlo or Bust! as mild.
- What did critics think of Monte Carlo or Bust!?
- Critics and audiences generally found the film lively and often hilarious, though later assessments viewed its humor as uneven.
- Which films are like Monte Carlo or Bust!?
- Films with a similar feel include Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, The Great Race, and The Pink Panther.
- How long is Monte Carlo or Bust!?
- Monte Carlo or Bust! runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch Monte Carlo or Bust!?
- In United States, Monte Carlo or Bust! streams on FlixFling.
