Comedy · United Kingdom · 1965 · 2h 18m

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 poster
Director
Ken Annakin
Cast
Stuart Whitman as Orvil Newton Sarah Miles as Patricia Rawnsley James Fox as Richard Mays Alberto Sordi as Count Emilio Ponticelli Robert Morley as Lord Rawnsley Gert Fröbe as Colonel Manfred von Holstein
Crew
Christopher Challis — Director of Photography Anne V. Coates — Editor Gordon Stone — Editor Ron Goodwin — Original Music Composer Ken Annakin — Screenplay Jack Davies — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
aviationeiffel tower, parisair raceprizereproductionvintage aircraftstereotypemultinational1910sbenny hill
Key Collaborators
Ken Annakin Director Christopher Challis Director of Photography Anne V. Coates Editor Gordon Stone Editor Ron Goodwin Original Music Composer Ken Annakin Screenplay Jack Davies Screenplay Stan Margulies Producer Thomas N. Morahan Production Design
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