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

19652h 18mComedy
directed by Ken Annakin

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

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Synopsis

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

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