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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

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 138 min

genre: comedy

theme: race

director: Ken Annakin

Score: 5 / 10

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes is a 1965 period comedy film featuring an international ensemble cast including Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Terry-Thomas, James Fox, Red Skelton, Benny Hill, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gert Fröbe and Alberto Sordi. The film, revolving around the craze of early aviation, was directed and co-written by Ken Annakin, with a musical score by Ron Goodwin.

Plot

A brief narration outlines man's first attempts to fly since the Stone Age inspired by a bird's flight, seen with footage from the silent film era, and man being represented by a "test pilot" (Red Skelton) encountering periodic misfortune in his attempts.

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author	Jack Davies Ken Annakin
contentLocation	England Paris
director	Ken Annakin
editor	Anne V. Coates
events	aviation
genre	adventure comedy
keywords	advanced advertise air race american army officer aviatrix baronet break british brooklands bully burn calais cheat dirty tricks dover english channel english electric lightning etonian accent fly france frenchman id italian italy japan jet fighter learning to fly lightning love triangle naval officer newspaper ad one by one passenger train prussia publicity stunt received pronunciation run scotland seven years ship shock silent film stone age strange noise suffragette test flight test pilot the first heavier-than-air flight uk us wright flyer
musicBy	Ron Goodwin
nomination	Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Stan Margulies
productionCompany	Twentieth Century-Fox Productions Ltd
publisher	20th Century Fox
recordedAt	Pinewood Studios
theme	race