June 3, 1965 (United Kingdom)
June 16, 1965 (United States)
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 Fröbeand Alberto Sordi.
Based on a screenplay entitled Flying Crazy, the fictional account is set in 1910, when English press magnate Lord Rawnsley offers £10,000 (equivalent to £1,090,000 in 2021) to the winner of the Daily Postair race from London to Paris to prove that Britain is "number one in the air".
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Rawnsley, a press owner, announces an air race, in order to boost the circulation of his newspaper. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
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