
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
G“20th Century-Fox Presents The Motion Picture That Sets Comedy Ahead 100 Years!”
1965·138 min·Released
Studio: 20th Century Fox
6.8TMDb
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Theatrical Jun 16, 1965
🇬🇧
UK · English · Foreign
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?
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Crew
DirectorKen Annakin
WriterKen Annakin, Jack Davies
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

Flora Robson
Mother Superior

Karl Michael Vogler
Captain Rumpelstoss

Sam Wanamaker
George Gruber

Maurice Denham
Trawler Skipper

Gordon Jackson
MacDougal

John Le Mesurier
French Painter

James Robertson Justice
Narrator

Ferdy Mayne
French Official

Benny Hill
Fire Chief Perkins

Millicent Martin
Airline Hostess
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Keywords
aviationeiffel tower, parisair raceprizereproductionvintage aircraftstereotypemultinational1910sbenny hill
Details
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$30M
TMDb Votes
195
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