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

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

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1965
2h 18m
6.8(188 votes)
Comedy

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?

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Stuart Whitman

Orvil Newton

Stuart Whitman
Acting

Sarah Miles

Patricia Rawnsley

Sarah Miles
Acting

James Fox

Richard Mays

James Fox
Acting

Alberto Sordi

Count Emilio Ponticelli

Alberto Sordi
Acting

Robert Morley

Lord Rawnsley

Robert Morley
Acting

Gert Fröbe

Colonel Manfred von Holstein

Gert Fröbe
Acting

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Pierre Dubois

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Acting

Eric Sykes

Courtney

Eric Sykes
Acting

Red Skelton

The Neanderthal Man

Red Skelton
Acting

Terry-Thomas

Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

Terry-Thomas
Acting

Flora Robson

Mother Superior

Flora Robson
Acting

Karl Michael Vogler

Captain Rumpelstoss

Karl Michael Vogler
Acting

Sam Wanamaker

George Gruber

Sam Wanamaker
Acting

Maurice Denham

Trawler Skipper

Maurice Denham
Acting

Gordon Jackson

MacDougal

Gordon Jackson
Acting

John Le Mesurier

French Painter

John Le Mesurier
Acting

James Robertson Justice

Narrator

James Robertson Justice
Acting

Ferdy Mayne

French Official

Ferdy Mayne
Acting

Benny Hill

Fire Chief Perkins

Benny Hill
Acting

Millicent Martin

Airline Hostess

Millicent Martin
Acting

Tony Hancock

Harry Popperwell

Tony Hancock
Acting

石原裕次郎

Yamamoto

石原裕次郎
Acting

Vernon Dobtcheff

Member of the French Team

Vernon Dobtcheff
Acting

Zena Marshall

Countess Sophia Ponticelli

Zena Marshall
Acting

Irina Demick

Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty

Irina Demick
Acting

Cicely Courtneidge

Colonel's Wife

Cicely Courtneidge
Acting

Eric Barker

French Postman

Eric Barker
Acting

Fred Emney

Colonel on Road

Fred Emney
Acting

Davy Kaye

Jean Pascal

Davy Kaye
Acting

Jeremy Lloyd

Lieutenant Parsons

Jeremy Lloyd
Acting

Eric Pohlmann

Italian Mayor

Eric Pohlmann
Acting

Marjorie Rhodes

Waitress

Marjorie Rhodes
Acting

Norman Rossington

Assistant Fire Chief

Norman Rossington
Acting

William Rushton

Tremayne Gascoyne

William Rushton
Acting

Graham Stark

Fireman

Graham Stark
Acting

Jimmy Thompson

Photographer

No Image
Acting

Michael Trubshawe

Niven

Michael Trubshawe
Acting

Maurice Dunster

French Policeman (uncredited)

Maurice Dunster

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