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Comedy

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

- 20th Century-Fox Presents The Motion Picture That Sets Comedy Ahead 100 Years!

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

Release Date : 1965-06-16

Language :GermanFrenchEnglishItalianJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Stuart Whitman

Character Name : Orvil Newton

Original Name : Stuart Whitman

Gender : Male

Sarah Miles

Character Name : Patricia Rawnsley

Original Name : Sarah Miles

Gender : Female

James Fox

Character Name : Richard Mays

Original Name : James Fox

Gender : Male

Alberto Sordi

Character Name : Count Emilio Ponticelli

Original Name : Alberto Sordi

Gender : Male

Robert Morley

Character Name : Lord Rawnsley

Original Name : Robert Morley

Gender : Male

Gert Fröbe

Character Name : Colonel Manfred von Holstein

Original Name : Gert Fröbe

Gender : Male

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Character Name : Pierre Dubois

Original Name : Jean-Pierre Cassel

Gender : Male

Eric Sykes

Character Name : Courtney

Original Name : Eric Sykes

Gender : Male

Red Skelton

Character Name : The Neanderthal Man

Original Name : Red Skelton

Gender : Male

Terry-Thomas

Character Name : Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

Original Name : Terry-Thomas

Gender : Male

Flora Robson

Character Name : Mother Superior

Original Name : Flora Robson

Gender : Female

Karl Michael Vogler

Character Name : Captain Rumpelstoss

Original Name : Karl Michael Vogler

Gender : Male

Sam Wanamaker

Character Name : George Gruber

Original Name : Sam Wanamaker

Gender : Male

Maurice Denham

Character Name : Trawler Skipper

Original Name : Maurice Denham

Gender : Male

Gordon Jackson

Character Name : MacDougal

Original Name : Gordon Jackson

Gender : Male

John Le Mesurier

Character Name : French Painter

Original Name : John Le Mesurier

Gender : Male

James Robertson Justice

Character Name : Narrator

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Ferdy Mayne

Character Name : French Official

Original Name : Ferdy Mayne

Gender : Male

Benny Hill

Character Name : Fire Chief Perkins

Original Name : Benny Hill

Gender : Male

Millicent Martin

Character Name : Airline Hostess

Original Name : Millicent Martin

Gender : Female

Tony Hancock

Character Name : Harry Popperwell

Original Name : Tony Hancock

Gender : Male

Yūjirō Ishihara

Character Name : Yamamoto

Original Name : 石原裕次郎

Gender : Male

Vernon Dobtcheff

Character Name : Member of the French Team

Original Name : Vernon Dobtcheff

Gender : Male

Zena Marshall

Character Name : Countess Sophia Ponticelli

Original Name : Zena Marshall

Gender : Female

Irina Demick

Character Name : Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty

Original Name : Irina Demick

Gender : Female

Cicely Courtneidge

Character Name : Colonel's Wife

Original Name : Cicely Courtneidge

Gender : Female

Eric Barker

Character Name : French Postman

Original Name : Eric Barker

Gender : Male

Fred Emney

Character Name : Colonel on Road

Original Name : Fred Emney

Gender : Male

Davy Kaye

Character Name : Jean Pascal

Original Name : Davy Kaye

Gender : Male

Jeremy Lloyd

Character Name : Lieutenant Parsons

Original Name : Jeremy Lloyd

Gender : Male

Eric Pohlmann

Character Name : Italian Mayor

Original Name : Eric Pohlmann

Gender : Male

Marjorie Rhodes

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Marjorie Rhodes

Gender : Female

Norman Rossington

Character Name : Assistant Fire Chief

Original Name : Norman Rossington

Gender : Male

William Rushton

Character Name : Tremayne Gascoyne

Original Name : William Rushton

Gender : Male

Graham Stark

Character Name : Fireman

Original Name : Graham Stark

Gender : Male

Jimmy Thompson

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Jimmy Thompson

Gender : Male

Michael Trubshawe

Character Name : Niven

Original Name : Michael Trubshawe

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

RaeElaine

@RaeElaine

2021-06-23

So STRANGE that I get to write a first review of this movie. This movie, short handed to TMMTFM, is so much fun to watch, and on a DVD (or Blue Ray), you can pause it while you fetch your O2 bottle so that you do not turn blue. I will leave it up to proper aeroplanists as to whether or not this is good flying instruction. However, as a former unit Safety Officer, spotting safety hazards can be a real sport. I think I counted six at my last use/view. Researching material on the internet can be a real diversion. Although TMMTFM is about airplanes, automotive buffs can get a fix on some splendid specimens, that were before my time.