Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)

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Directed by Ken Annakin

Running Time: 135 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1965

Rating: U Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Colour

In the first days of aviation history, the pilots were heroes, brave explorers who went up into the air in ramshackle crates, held together by wire and prayer. The movie, which carries an alternative title of How I Flew From London To Paris In 25 Hours 11 Minutes, is based around a prize offered by a London newspaper baron.

A host of contestants arrive in search of girls, fame and fortune. Among them are American Stuart Whitman, perfidious Brit Terry-Thomas, Frenchman Jean-Pierre Cassel and tip-top upright Englishman James Fox. The real stars, however, are the aircraft, a collection of awkward machines which, despite their crooked and crocked appearance, actually fly.

Trivia : The director, Ken Annakin, was one of the three men behind the camera on the set of gigantic war movie The Longest Day.

When is Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Screen 1 HD December 2nd, 3:40am and on Sky Screen 1 December 2nd, 3:40am. See more...

Cast

Stuart WhitmanOrvil Newton
Sarah MilesPatricia Rawnsley
Image for James FoxJames FoxRichard Mays
Alberto SordiCount Emilio Ponticelli
Image for Robert MorleyRobert MorleyLord Rawnsley
Image for Gert FröbeGert FröbeCol. Manfred von Holstein
Jean-Pierre CasselPierre Dubois
Irina DemickBrigitte/Ingrid/Marlene/Françoise/Yvette/Betty
Eric SykesCourtney
Red SkeltonNeanderthal Man
Terry-ThomasSir Percy Ware-Armitage
Benny HillFire Chief Perkins
Yûjirô IshiharaYamamoto
Flora RobsonMother Superior
Karl Michael VoglerCap. Rumpelstoss

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