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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

JUN 16, 1965 · 138 MIN · DIR. KEN ANNAKIN

Comedy

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

  • 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

  • Flora Robson

    Flora Robson

    Mother Superior

  • Karl Michael Vogler

    Karl Michael Vogler

    Captain Rumpelstoss

Crew

Screenplay

Ken Annakin

Screenplay

Jack Davies

Director of Photography

Christopher Challis

Editor

Anne V. Coates

Editor

Gordon Stone

Original Music Composer

Ron Goodwin

Producer

Stan Margulies