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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

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

Part of Those Magnificent Men in Their...Collection

1965•2h 18m•6.8/10
Comedy

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6.8/10(193)

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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20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

George Gruber

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Trawler Skipper

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

MacDougal

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

French Painter

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Narrator

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

French Official

Benny Hill

Benny Hill

Fire Chief Perkins

Millicent Martin

Millicent Martin

Airline Hostess

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