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

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (original title)
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Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
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Orvil Newton
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Patricia Rawnsley
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Richard Mays
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Count Emilio Ponticelli
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Lord Rawnsley
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Count Manfred Von Holstein (as Gert Frobe)
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Pierre Dubois
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Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty
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Courtney
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The Neanderthal Man / Ancient Greek Flyer / Medieval Flyer / Winged Bicycle Rider / Winged Car Rider / Jet Pack Tester / Ornithopter Pilot / Passenger in Airport
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Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
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Fire Chief Perkins
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Yamamoto (as Yujiro Ishihara)
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Mother Superior
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Captain Rumpelstrosse
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George Gruber
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French Postman
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Trawler Skipper
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Colonel on Road
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MacDougal
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Jean Pascal
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French Painter
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Lieutenant Parsons
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Countess Sofia Ponticelli
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Airline Hostess
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Italian Mayor (as Eric Pohlman)
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Waitress
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Assistant Fire Chief
William Rushton ...
Tremayne Gascoyne
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Fireman
Jimmy Thompson ...
Photographer
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Niven
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Harry Popperwell
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Narrator (voice)
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John Adams ...
Gentleman (uncredited)
Lewis Alexander ...
Journalist (uncredited)
Tony Allen ...
Pressman (uncredited)
Baxter Annakin ...
Nelson - Parsons' Dog (uncredited)
Bernard Barnsley ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Baskiville ...
Gentleman (uncredited)
Joe Beckett ...
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Sidonie Bond ...
Harry's girlfriend (uncredited)
Peter Brayham ...
Mechanic (uncredited)
Gerald Campion ...
Fireman (uncredited)
Alf Casha ...
Dignitary (uncredited)
Pauline Challoner ...
Ponticelli's Daughter (uncredited)
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Woman in Dover (uncredited)
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Postman (uncredited)
Arthur Collins ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Muriel - Colonel's Wife (uncredited)
Billy Dean ...
German Mechanic (uncredited)
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Member of French Team (uncredited)
Maurice Dunster ...
French Policeman (uncredited)
Norman Fisher ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Norma Foster ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Chick Fowles ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Jill Goldston ...
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Arthur Goodman ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gary Graham ...
Child at Air Show (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
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Boy in Crowd (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries ...
Gentleman (uncredited)
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Girl at Dover Beach (uncredited)
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Journalist (uncredited)
Eric Kent ...
German Team (uncredited)
Nigel Kingsley ...
Youngest Child of Ponticelli (uncredited)
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French Official (uncredited)
Manny Michael ...
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Addo Miles ...
Patricia's Dog (uncredited)
John Morris ...
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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American Journalist (uncredited)
Michael Oscars ...
Curious boy (uncredited)
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Continental Journalist (uncredited)
Charles Price ...
Mechanic (uncredited)
Edith Raye ...
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Mike Read ...
Stuntman (uncredited)
Fred Real ...
Gentleman (uncredited)
Bill Rooney ...
Man (uncredited)
Arthur Sandifer ...
British Soldier (uncredited)
Roy Seely ...
Gentleman (uncredited)
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Fireman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Kenjin Takari ...
Japanese Man (uncredited)
Rita Tobin-Weske ...
Nun (uncredited)
James Ure ...
Gentleman (uncredited)
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Yamamoto (uncredited) (voice)
Pearl Walters ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Philip Yardley ...
Philippe (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ken Annakin

Written by

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Jack Davies ... (written by) &
Ken Annakin ... (written by)

Produced by

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Ken Annakin ... producer (uncredited)
Jack Davies ... associate producer
Stan Margulies ... producer (produced by)
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Ron Goodwin

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Christopher Challis ... director of photography

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Anne V. Coates
Gordon Stone

Casting By

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Stuart Lyons

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Thomas N. Morahan ... (as Tom Morahan)

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Osbert Lancaster ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Biddy Chrystal ... hairdresser
Stuart Freeborn ... makeup artist
W.T. Partleton ... makeup artist (as William Partleton)
Barbara Ritchie ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Colin M. Brewer ... unit manager (as Colin Brewer)
Patrick Clayton ... unit manager (as Pat Clayton)
Denis Holt ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Clive Reed ... assistant director
Don Sharp ... second unit director
Jake Wright ... second unit assistant director

Art Department

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Jim Morahan ... associate art director
Arthur Taksen ... set dresser
Dickie Bamber ... dressing props (uncredited)
John Bodimeade ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Nick Rivers ... chargehand props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jonathan Bates ... dubbing editor
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound (as Gordon McCallum)
John W. Mitchell ... sound
Graham V. Hartstone ... sound assistant (uncredited)
Otto Snel ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Richard Parker ... special effects
Jimmy Harris ... special effects (uncredited)
Fred Heather ... special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns ... special effects (uncredited)
Malcolm King ... special effects (uncredited)
Nick Middleton ... special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Roy Field ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gillian Aldam ... stunt player (uncredited)
Douglas Bianchi ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Ken Buckle ... stunts (uncredited)
Gilbert Chomat ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... stunts (uncredited)
Joan Hughes ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Derek Piggott ... stunt pilot: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Dinny Powell ... Gert Frobes (uncredited)
Joe Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Mike Reid ... stunt player (uncredited)
Bill Sawyer ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Silk ... stunt driver (uncredited)
John Sullivan ... stunts (uncredited)
David Watson ... stunt pilot: Karl-Michael Vogler (uncredited)
Allen Wheeler ... stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Skeets Kelly ... second unit cameraman
Dudley Lovell ... camera operator
Harry Black ... electrical supervisor (uncredited)
Colin Corby ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Mike Fox ... focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited)
John Jordan ... focus puller (uncredited)
Douglas Kirkland ... still photographer (uncredited)
Jerry Sandler ... clapper loader: dailies (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Ralph Ayres ... animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dinah Greet ... associate costume designer

Music Department

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Ron Goodwin ... conductor
Brian Couzens ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Joy Mercer ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Ronald Searle ... title designer
Allen Wheeler ... technical adviser (as Air Commodore Allen H. Wheeler)
Barbara Beckley ... production assistant (uncredited)
Douglas Bianchi ... airplane designer (uncredited)
Lorraine Fennell ... publicity assistant (uncredited)
Geoff Freeman ... unit publicist (uncredited)
David Michael Kay ... aviation services (uncredited)
Charles Wilder ... production accountant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

In the infancy of aviation in 1910, a British newspaper offers a prize for the winner of a cross-channel air race which brings flyers from all over the world. There are many subplots as the flyers jockey for position and the affections of various women. Written by John Vogel

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Also Known As
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (United Kingdom)
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (United Kingdom)
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (Canada, English title)
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (United States)
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (India, English title)
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  • 138 min
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Budget $5,600,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The French entry in the race, flown by Pierre Dubois, is a replica of the "Demoiselle", designed by the Brazilian expatriate Alberto Santos Dumont, who had been believed by the French to be the first to fly a powered aircraft, until Wilbur and Orville Wright's demonstrations in 1908. The replica builders were faithful in constructing the Demoiselle, but no one could get it to leave the ground until it was discovered that Dumont had been a very small man who weighed only eighty-five pounds (thirty-eight and a half kilograms). Female pilot Joan Hughes was hired, and she successfully flew the plane throughout filming. See more »
Goofs The Germans are introduced with the song "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles" ("Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit") which became the national anthem in 1922. In 1910, the imperial anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" had the same melody as Britain's "God Save the King" and America's "My Country Tis of Thee." However, "Deutschland" was already a well-known song, and in any case it is heard by the audience, not the characters. This distinctly German song is a deliberate choice for the scene, as playing the "God Save" melody for Germans would be extremely confusing to a modern audience. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998). See more »
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Crazy Credits Closing credits: Those Magnificent Men - and Women - were ... See more »
Quotes Count Manfred Von Holstein: [reading from flight instruction manual] Number one: Sit down.
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