Movie·1965·2h 18m
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!
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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?
Written By
Jack Davies
Producer
Stan Margulies
Cinematography
Christopher Challis
Music
Ron Goodwin
Editor
Anne V. Coates
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
195 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Jack Davies
Screenplay
Ron Goodwin
Original Music Composer
Stan Margulies
Producer
Christopher Challis
Director of Photography
Ken Annakin
Screenplay, Director
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Gordon Stone
Editor
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