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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)

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Reviews Counted:6

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Rotten:2

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The year is 1910, and flying machines have taken hold of everyone's imagination. So a wealthy publisher, anxious to increase circulation, sets up a contest: he'll give a £10,000 prize to whoever's... The year is 1910, and flying machines have taken hold of everyone's imagination. So a wealthy publisher, anxious to increase circulation, sets up a contest: he'll give a £10,000 prize to whoever's first to cross the English Channel in a plane. And it isn't long before a large group of greedy, ambitious folks are off and flying... hoping to win fortune and fame. [More]

Starring: Terry-Thomas, James Fox, Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles

Starring: Terry-Thomas, James Fox, Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Alberto Sordi, Robert Morley, Gert Frobe, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Director: Ken Annakin

Director: Ken Annakin
Producer: Stan Margulies
Composer: Ron Goodwin

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...part slapstick, part spectacle, and part adventure, but most of all it's sweet, lighthearted fun.

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Goofy "great race" fun.

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Scott Weinberg
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Funny, zany and full of magnificent vintage airplanes; Red Skelton open and close is great.

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