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

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes( 1965)

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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?

    Top Billed Cast

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      Stuart Whitman

      Orvil Newton

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      Sarah Miles

      Patricia Rawnsley

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      James Fox

      Richard Mays

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      Alberto Sordi

      Count Emilio Ponticelli

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      Robert Morley

      Lord Rawnsley

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      Gert Fröbe

      Colonel Manfred von Holstein

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      Jean-Pierre Cassel

      Pierre Dubois

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      Eric Sykes

      Courtney

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      Red Skelton

      The Neanderthal Man

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      Terry-Thomas

      Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

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      Flora Robson

      Mother Superior

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      Karl Michael Vogler

      Captain Rumpelstoss

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      Sam Wanamaker

      George Gruber

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      Maurice Denham

      Trawler Skipper

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      Gordon Jackson

      MacDougal

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      John Le Mesurier

      French Painter

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      James Robertson Justice

      Narrator

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      Ferdy Mayne

      French Official

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      Benny Hill

      Fire Chief Perkins

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      Millicent Martin

      Airline Hostess

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      Tony Hancock

      Harry Popperwell

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      Yūjirō Ishihara

      Yamamoto

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      Vernon Dobtcheff

      Member of the French Team

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      Zena Marshall

      Countess Sophia Ponticelli

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      Irina Demick

      Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty

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      Cicely Courtneidge

      Colonel's Wife

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      Eric Barker

      French Postman

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      Fred Emney

      Colonel on Road

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      Davy Kaye

      Jean Pascal

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      Jeremy Lloyd

      Lieutenant Parsons

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      Eric Pohlmann

      Italian Mayor

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      Marjorie Rhodes

      Waitress

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      Norman Rossington

      Assistant Fire Chief

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      William Rushton

      Tremayne Gascoyne

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      Graham Stark

      Fireman

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      Jimmy Thompson

      Photographer

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      Michael Trubshawe

      Niven

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    A review by RaeElaine

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    Written by RaeElaine on Sat Mar 07 2015
    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 ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    5600000.00

    Revenue

    29950000.00

    Keywords

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