
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 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.
Cast
- Alberto Sordi
- Benny Hill
- Eric Barker
- Eric Pohlmann
- Eric Sykes
- Ferdy Mayne
- Flora Robson
- Gert Fröbe
- Gordon Jackson
- Irina Demick
- James Fox
- James Robertson Justice
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Jeremy Lloyd
- John Le Mesurier
- Karl-Michael Vogler
- Maurice Denham
- Millicent Martin
- Red Skelton
- Robert Morley
- Sam Wanamaker
- Sarah Miles
- Stuart Whitman
- Terry-Thomas
- Tony Hancock
- Vernon Dobtcheff
- Yujiro Ishihara
- Zena Marshall
More details
author | Jack Davies Ken Annakin |
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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 |