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 (1965)

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

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?

Date of release
1965-06-16
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (208)
Runtime
2h 18m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Ken Annakin

Casting

  • 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

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