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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)

138 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Action   -  16 June 1965 (USA)
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Sabotage efforts damage an international air race.

Director:

Ken Annakin
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stuart Whitman ...
Sarah Miles ...
James Fox ...
Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi ...
Robert Morley ...
Gert Fröbe ...
Jean-Pierre Cassel ...
Irina Demick Irina Demick ...
Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty
Eric Sykes Eric Sykes ...
Red Skelton ...
Neanderthal Man
Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas ...
Benny Hill ...
Yûjirô Ishihara Yûjirô Ishihara ...
Yamamoto (as Yujiro Ishihara)
Flora Robson Flora Robson ...
Mother Superior
Karl Michael Vogler Karl Michael Vogler ...
Captain Rumpelstoss
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Storyline

In the early days of the 20th century, a British Newspaper offers a prize for the winner of a cross channel air race which brings flyers from all over the world. There are many sub-plots as the flyers jockey for position and the affections of various women. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Air Race | Prize | British Stereotype | Year 1910 | Reproduction  | See more »

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or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Action

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Country:

UK

Language:

English | French | German | Italian | Japanese

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Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$5,600,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 7,566,000 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Yûjirô Ishihara's voice is dubbed by James Villiers. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The next person to take off after Orvil at the start of the race is Lieutenant Parsons (RN) and his dog. When he is shown to be moving down the runway to take off, Orvil's plane is still sitting on the runway behind the Lt.'s plane when it should have already been airborne. See more »

Quotes

Captain Rumpelstoss: But... how will I learn to fly, Herr Colonel?
Colonel Manfred von Holstein: The way we do everything in the German army: from the book of instructions.
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Connections

Referenced in "Doctor Who: Closing Time (#6.12)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"LA CALUNNIA UN VENTICELLO"
(from IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Lyrics by Cesare Sterbini (uncredited) See more »