Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
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Directed by
Ken Annakin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ken Annakin  written by
Jack Davies  written by

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

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 (as Gert Frobe)

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Pierre Dubois
Irina Demick ... Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty
Eric Sykes ... Courtney

Red Skelton ... Neanderthal Man
Terry-Thomas ... Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

Benny Hill ... Fire Chief Perkins
Yûjirô Ishihara ... Yamamoto (as Yujiro Ishihara)
Flora Robson ... Mother Superior
Karl Michael Vogler ... Captain Rumpelstoss
Sam Wanamaker ... George Gruber
Eric Barker ... French Postman
Maurice Denham ... Trawler Skipper
Fred Emney ... Colonel
Gordon Jackson ... MacDougal
Davy Kaye ... Jean
John Le Mesurier ... French Painter
Jeremy Lloyd ... Lieutenant Parsons
Zena Marshall ... Countess Sophia Ponticelli

Millicent Martin ... Airline Hostess

Eric Pohlmann ... Italian Mayor
Marjorie Rhodes ... Maid
Norman Rossington ... Assistant Fire Chief
William Rushton ... Tremayne Gascoyne
Graham Stark ... Fireman
Jimmy Thompson ... Photographer
Michael Trubshawe ... Niven
Tony Hancock ... Harry Popperwell
James Robertson Justice ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gerald Campion ... Fireman (uncredited)

Graham Chapman ... Blonde man who says, 'Yes, but there's an awful lot of water in between.' (uncredited)
Robin Chapman ... Postman (uncredited)
Cicely Courtneidge ... Muriel, Colonel's Wife (uncredited)

Vernon Dobtcheff ... Member of the French Team (uncredited)
Maurice Dunster ... French Policeman (uncredited)
Gary Graham ... Child at Air Show (uncredited)

Max Howard ... Boy in crowd (uncredited)
Judy Huxtable ... Girl on Beach (uncredited)
Nigel Kingsley ... Youngest Child of Ponticelli (uncredited)
Ferdy Mayne ... French Official (uncredited)
Bill Nagy ... American Journalist (uncredited)
Steve Plytas ... Continental Journalist (uncredited)
Nicholas Smith ... Fireman (uncredited)

Ronnie Stevens ... R.A.C. Officer (uncredited)
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Produced by
Jack Davies .... associate producer
Stan Margulies .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ron Goodwin 
 
Cinematography by
Christopher Challis 
 
Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates 
Gordon Stone 
 
Casting by
Stuart Lyons 
 
Production Design by
Thomas N. Morahan  (as Tom Morahan)
 
Costume Design by
Osbert Lancaster 
 
Makeup Department
Biddy Chrystal .... hair stylist
Stuart Freeborn .... makeup artist
W.T. Partleton .... makeup artist (as William Partleton)
Barbara Ritchie .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Colin Brewer .... unit manager
Colin M. Brewer .... unit manager
Pat Claydon .... unit manager
Denis Holt .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clive Reed .... assistant director
Don Sharp .... second unit director
Jake Wright .... first assistant director: second unit
 
Art Department
Jim Morahan .... additional art director
Jim Morahan .... associate art director
Arthur Taksen .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Jonathan Bates .... dubbing editor
Gordon K. McCallum .... sound mixer
John W. Mitchell .... sound mixer
Otto Snel .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Ron Ballinger .... special effects supervisor
Jimmy Harris .... special effects
Fred Heather .... special effects
Garth Inns .... special effects
Malcolm King .... special effects
Nick Middleton .... special effects
Richard Parker .... special effects
Jimmy Ward .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Roy Field .... visual effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Gilbert Chomat .... stunt pilot
Bill Sawyer .... stunts
Ken Buckle .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper .... stunts (uncredited)
Derek Piggott .... stunt pilot: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Joe Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Silk .... stunt driver (uncredited)
John Sullivan .... stunts (uncredited)
David Watson .... stunt pilot: Karl-Michael Vogler (uncredited)
Allen Wheeler .... stunt pilot (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Skeets Kelly .... camera operator: second unit
Dudley Lovell .... camera operator
Mike Fox .... focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Ralph Ayres .... animator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dinah Greet .... associate costume designer
 
Music Department
Ron Goodwin .... conductor
 
Other crew
Geoff Freeman .... unit publicist
Joy Mercer .... continuity
Ronald Searle .... title designer
Allen Wheeler .... technical advisor (as Air Commodore Allen H. Wheeler)
 

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