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

Ken Annakin
1965-06-16

20th Century-Fox Presents The Motion Picture That Sets Comedy Ahead 100 Years!
6.751
138 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Stuart Whitman Orvil Newton Unowned
Sarah Miles Patricia Rawnsley Unowned
James Fox Richard Mays Unowned
Alberto Sordi Count Emilio Ponticelli Unowned
Robert Morley Lord Rawnsley Unowned
Gert Fröbe Colonel Manfred von Holstein Unowned
Jean-Pierre Cassel Pierre Dubois Unowned
Eric Sykes Courtney Unowned
Red Skelton The Neanderthal Man Unowned
Terry-Thomas Sir Percy Ware-Armitage Unowned
Flora Robson Mother Superior Unowned
Karl Michael Vogler Captain Rumpelstoss Unowned
Sam Wanamaker George Gruber Unowned
Maurice Denham Trawler Skipper Unowned
Gordon Jackson MacDougal Unowned
John Le Mesurier French Painter Unowned
James Robertson Justice Narrator Unowned
Ferdy Mayne French Official Unowned
Benny Hill Fire Chief Perkins Unowned
Millicent Martin Airline Hostess Unowned
Tony Hancock Harry Popperwell Unowned
Yūjirō Ishihara Yamamoto Unowned
Vernon Dobtcheff Member of the French Team Unowned
Zena Marshall Countess Sophia Ponticelli Unowned
Irina Demick Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty Unowned
Cicely Courtneidge Colonel's Wife Unowned
Eric Barker French Postman Unowned
Fred Emney Colonel on Road Unowned
Davy Kaye Jean Pascal Unowned
Jeremy Lloyd Lieutenant Parsons Unowned
Eric Pohlmann Italian Mayor Unowned
Marjorie Rhodes Waitress Unowned
Norman Rossington Assistant Fire Chief Unowned
William Rushton Tremayne Gascoyne Unowned
Graham Stark Fireman Unowned
Jimmy Thompson Photographer Unowned
Michael Trubshawe Niven Unowned