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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 and 11 Minutes is a 1965 British period comedy film that satirizes the early years of aviation. Directed and co-written by Ken Annakin, the film stars 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.

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 air race american army officer aviatrix baronet break british bully calais dover empire of japan english channel english electric lightning fall fly follow french third republic frenchman id italian japan\'s jet fighter kingdom of italy land laxative learning to fly lightning love triangle morning naval officer out of control prussia publicity stunt rub seppuku seven years silent film stone age strange noise suffragette test flight test pilot the first heavier-than-air flight united kingdom of great britain and ireland united states win wright flyer
musicBy	Ron Goodwin
nomination	Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Stan Margulies
productionCompany	20th Century Studios
publisher	20th Century Fox
recordedAt	Pinewood Studios
theme	race