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

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

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?

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , German , Italian , Japanese
Gnere Comedy
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Budget $5,600,000
Revenue $29,950,000
Release Date 16 June 1965
138 mins
Cast
Stuart Whitman Orvil Newton
Sarah Miles Patricia Rawnsley
James Fox Richard Mays
Alberto Sordi Count Emilio Ponticelli
Robert Morley Lord Rawnsley
Gert Fröbe Colonel Manfred von Holstein
Jean-Pierre Cassel Pierre Dubois
Eric Sykes Courtney
Red Skelton The Neanderthal Man
Terry-Thomas Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
Flora Robson Mother Superior
Karl Michael Vogler Captain Rumpelstoss
Sam Wanamaker George Gruber
Maurice Denham Trawler Skipper
Gordon Jackson MacDougal
John Le Mesurier French Painter
Ferdy Mayne French Official
Benny Hill Fire Chief Perkins
Millicent Martin Airline Hostess
Tony Hancock Harry Popperwell
Vernon Dobtcheff Member of the French Team
Zena Marshall Countess Sophia Ponticelli
Irina Demick Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty
Cicely Courtneidge Colonel's Wife
Eric Barker French Postman
Fred Emney Colonel on Road
Davy Kaye Jean Pascal
Jeremy Lloyd Lieutenant Parsons
Eric Pohlmann Italian Mayor
Norman Rossington Assistant Fire Chief
William Rushton Tremayne Gascoyne
Graham Stark Fireman
Jimmy Thompson Photographer
Maurice Dunster French Policeman (uncredited)