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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

20th Century-Fox Presents The Motion Picture That Sets Comedy Ahead 100 Years!

19656.82h 18m

Overview

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

Directed by Ken Annakin
Written by Ken Annakin, Jack Davies
Produced by Stan Margulies
Box OfficeBudget: $5.6MRevenue: $29.9M

Top Cast

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Orvil Newton

Sarah Miles

Sarah Miles

Patricia Rawnsley

James Fox

James Fox

Richard Mays

Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Count Emilio Ponticelli

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Lord Rawnsley

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Colonel Manfred von Holstein

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Pierre Dubois

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Courtney

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

The Neanderthal Man

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

Themes & Keywords

aviationeiffel tower, parisair raceprizereproductionvintage aircraftstereotypemultinational1910sbenny hill

About Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes is a comedy film released in 1965 exploring themes of aviation, eiffel tower, paris, air race, prize, reproduction, vintage aircraft. Directed by Ken Annakin, it stars Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox. In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

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