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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)
Directed by Ken Annakin
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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?
Rated G | Length 138 minutes
Actors
Stuart Whitman | Sarah Miles | James Fox | Alberto Sordi | Robert Morley | Gert Fröbe | Jean-Pierre Cassel | Eric Sykes | Red Skelton | Terry-Thomas | Flora Robson | Karl Michael Vogler | Sam Wanamaker | Maurice Denham | Gordon Jackson | John Le Mesurier | James Robertson Justice | Ferdy Mayne | Benny Hill | Millicent Martin | Tony Hancock | Yûjirô Ishihara | Vernon Dobtcheff | Zena Marshall | Irina Demick | Cicely Courtneidge | Eric Barker | Fred Emney | Davy Kaye | Jeremy Lloyd | Eric Pohlmann | Marjorie Rhodes | Norman Rossington | William Rushton | Graham Stark | Jimmy Thompson | Michael Trubshawe
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/28/2016 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is the kind of movie I would’ve watched as a kid. I’m surprised I hadn’t seen it already given that my dad would love this movie. Was nice to see plenty of families and children in attendance. Having no expectations going in I was very entertained by this film. Humor was done well with an engaging story and characters. Also this is probably the cleanest and best looking 70mm print I’ve seen. It was so crisp I often didn’t look like a print. Stunning to see on that new enormous screen.
Funny that I thought Pierre Dubois, the French pilot, resembled Vincent Cassel… that was Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vincent’s father! The running gag with him and Irina Demick is hilarious.
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