Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
20th Century-Fox Presents The Motion Picture That Sets Comedy Ahead 100 Years!
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?
Director: Ken Annakin
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 138 min
Release Date: June 16, 1965
Cast
- Stuart Whitman - Orvil Newton
- Sarah Miles - Patricia Rawnsley
- James Fox - Richard Mays
- Alberto Sordi - Count Emilio Ponticelli
- Robert Morley - Lord Rawnsley
- Gert Fröbe - Colonel Manfred von Holstein
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - Pierre Dubois
- Eric Sykes - Courtney
- Red Skelton - The Neanderthal Man
- Terry-Thomas - Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
Screenplay
- Jack Davies (Screenplay)
- Ken Annakin (Screenplay)
Music: Ron Goodwin
Cinematography: Christopher Challis
Editing: Anne V. Coates, Gordon Stone
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United Kingdom
Language: Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語, Français, English
Budget: $6M
Box Office: $30M
Original Language: en
Keywords
aviation, eiffel tower, paris, air race, prize, reproduction, vintage aircraft, stereotype, multinational, 1910s, benny hill
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