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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!”
6.8 / 10• 1965• 2h 18m•G• English
Comedy
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Stuart Whitman
Orvil Newton
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Annakin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
