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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!

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?

Cast & Crew

Director
Ken Annakin
  • Profile picture of Stuart Whitman
    Orvil Newton Stuart Whitman
  • Profile picture of Sarah Miles
    Patricia Rawnsley Sarah Miles
  • Profile picture of James Fox
    Richard Mays James Fox
  • Profile picture of Alberto Sordi
    Count Emilio Ponticelli Alberto Sordi
  • Profile picture of Robert Morley
    Lord Rawnsley Robert Morley
  • Profile picture of Gert Fröbe
    Colonel Manfred von Holstein Gert Fröbe
  • Profile picture of Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Pierre Dubois Jean-Pierre Cassel
  • Profile picture of Eric Sykes
    Courtney Eric Sykes

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Keywords

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  • 1910s
  • benny hill