Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

6/16/19652h 18m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

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?

Director:

Ken Annakin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$5,600,000.00

Revenue:

$29,950,000.00

Key words:

aviation
eiffel tower, paris
air race
prize
reproduction
vintage aircraft
stereotype
multinational
1910s
benny hill

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

Jean-Pierre Cassel

~ as ~

Pierre Dubois

Eric Sykes

~ as ~

Courtney

Red Skelton

~ as ~

The Neanderthal Man

Terry-Thomas

~ as ~

Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

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Reviews (1)

R
RaeElaine
Written 10 year(s) ago
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So STRANGE that I get to write a first review of this movie. This movie, short handed to TMMTFM, is so much fun to watch, and on a DVD (or Blue Ray), you can pause it while you fetch your O2 bottle so that you do not turn blue.

I will leave it up to proper aeroplanists as to whether or not this is good flying instruction. However, as a former unit Safety Officer, spotting safety hazards can be a real sport. I think I counted six at my last use/view.

Researching material on the internet can be a real diversion. Although TMMTFM is about airplanes, automotive buffs can get a fix on some splendid specimens, that were before my time.