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

  • 19651965
  • GG
  • 2h 18m
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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)
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
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Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daugh... Read allHoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
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  • Director
    • Ken Annakin
  • Writers
    • Jack Davies
    • Ken Annakin
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • Sarah Miles
    • James Fox
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ken Annakin
  • Writers
    • Jack Davies
    • Ken Annakin
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • Sarah Miles
    • James Fox
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Orvil Newtonas Orvil Newton
    Sarah Miles
    Sarah Miles
    • Patricia Rawnsleyas Patricia Rawnsley
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Richard Maysas Richard Mays
    Alberto Sordi
    Alberto Sordi
    • Count Emilio Ponticellias Count Emilio Ponticelli
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Lord Rawnsleyas Lord Rawnsley
    Gert Fröbe
    Gert Fröbe
    • Count Manfred Von Holsteinas Count Manfred Von Holstein
    • (as Gert Frobe)
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Pierre Duboisas Pierre Dubois
    Irina Demick
    Irina Demick
    • Brigitteas Brigitte…
    Eric Sykes
    Eric Sykes
    • Courtneyas Courtney
    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • The Neanderthal Manas The Neanderthal Man…
    Terry-Thomas
    Terry-Thomas
    • Sir Percy Ware-Armitageas Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
    Benny Hill
    Benny Hill
    • Fire Chief Perkinsas Fire Chief Perkins
    Yûjirô Ishihara
    Yûjirô Ishihara
    • Yamamotoas Yamamoto
    • (as Yujiro Ishihara)
    Flora Robson
    Flora Robson
    • Mother Superioras Mother Superior
    Karl Michael Vogler
    Karl Michael Vogler
    • Captain Rumpelstrosseas Captain Rumpelstrosse
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • George Gruberas George Gruber
    Eric Barker
    • French Postmanas French Postman
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Trawler Skipperas Trawler Skipper
    • Director
      • Ken Annakin
    • Writers
      • Jack Davies
      • Ken Annakin
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    • Trivia
      The French entry in the race, flown by Pierre Dubois, is a replica of the "Demoiselle", designed by the Brazilian expatriate Alberto Santos Dumont, who had been believed by the French to be the first to fly a powered aircraft, until Wilbur and Orville Wright's demonstrations in 1908. The replica builders were faithful in constructing the Demoiselle, but no one could get it to leave the ground until it was discovered that Dumont had been a very small man who weighed only eighty-five pounds (thirty-eight and a half kilograms). Female pilot Joan Hughes was hired, and she successfully flew the plane throughout filming.
    • Goofs
      The Germans are introduced with the song "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles" ("Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit") which became the national anthem in 1922. In 1910, the imperial anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" had the same melody as Britain's "God Save the King" and America's "My Country Tis of Thee." However, "Deutschland" was already a well-known song, and in any case it is heard by the audience, not the characters. This distinctly German song is a deliberate choice for the scene, as playing the "God Save" melody for Germans would be extremely confusing to a modern audience.
    • Quotes

      Count Manfred Von Holstein: [reading from flight instruction manual] Number one: Sit down.

    • Crazy credits
      Closing credits: Those Magnificent Men - and Women - were ...
    • Connections
      Featured in Conversations with Ken Annakin (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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      Music by Ron Goodwin

      Lyrics by Ron Goodwin and Lorraine Williams

      Sung by chorus over main and end titles

    User reviews65

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    What I like to call just a "Fun Movie".
    I think everyone has a few old movies stashed away in their brains that for some reason or another are a part of their lives. Our personal soundtrack if you will. This film is one of mine. I know I saw it at a drive-in when it came out but can't recall which one. My older brother still recalls this one fondly also. It was gut busting funny at the time but hasn't aged that well due to the general public's far more sophisticated mindset these days. But it's still funny. Anyone who is a fan of flying or the history of traditional European nationalistic rivalry will still howl at this clever and at times very sharp satire. We see some of the attitudes that would help fuel the violent world wars that would erupt soon after 1910. The vintage aircraft, some authentic, some not, are sure to excite aircraft fans. The footage of the genuine planes actually flying across the English countryside is genuinely MAGNIFICENT. Many running gags through the length of the movie. My favorite is the obvious one...the redhead. I caught this on our PBS station just last night and as always I was hooked again and had to watch till two in the morning. There's something about most English movies from the 60's that is just magical. Even the bad ones like "Casino Royale" are still fascinating to watch. Great international casts, clever scripts, funny situations, sight gags...whole packages. Fun Movies, plain and simple. "Those Magnificent Men..." isn't a great film or even a great comedy. But it's still a genuine Fun Movie and well worth at least a rental fee. Now that I've seen it again for the zillonth time my brother and I will be talking about it and laughing out butts off the next time I see him. For us it's one of those kind of movies.
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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Velicanstveni ludaci u letecim masinama
    • Filming locations
      • Booker Airfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
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      • $5,600,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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