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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

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In 1910, newspaper mogul Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley) decides to offer a large cash sum to the first pilot to successfully fly over the English Channel. Aviation experts from near and far enter the race, including the underhanded Sir Percy Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas), wild American flyer Orvil Newton (Stuart Whitman) and British ace Richard Mays (James Fox). Orvil and Richard come out as the front-runners, but both men are distracted by Rawnsley's lovely daughter, Patricia (Sarah Miles).
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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 27, 2020
6/10
Good-natured and routinely humorous, though noticeably overlong (complete with intermission). Go to Full Review
Joan Didion Vogue Mar 2, 2020
While this sounds trying, it is not, so light and pretty and stylish is the picture, everything swimming in the green grass of England and the sweet lambent air of a 1910 that never was. Go to Full Review
Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Dec 15, 2010
5/5
Top gun of slapstick early-aviation comedies. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 19, 2005
3/5
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com May 31, 2005
4/5
Funny, zany and full of magnificent vintage airplanes; Red Skelton open and close is great. Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 16, 2005
2/5
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Han R Oct 16, 2013 This wasn't exactly the whimsical comedy I was expecting. Instead, it was pretty boring and long. I didn't even bother to finish watching it. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Ken Annakin

Director

Stuart Whitman

Orvil Newton

Sarah Miles

Patricia Rawnsley

James Fox

Richard Mays

Alberto Sordi

Count Emilio Ponticelli

Robert Morley

Lord Rawnsley

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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

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Synopsis In 1910, newspaper mogul Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley) decides to offer a large cash sum to the first pilot to successfully fly over the English Channel. Aviation experts from near and far enter the race, including the underhanded Sir Percy Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas), wild American flyer Orvil Newton (Stuart Whitman) and British ace Richard Mays (James Fox). Orvil and Richard come out as the front-runners, but both men are distracted by Rawnsley's lovely daughter, Patricia (Sarah Miles).
Director
Ken Annakin
Producer
Stan Margulies
Screenwriter
Jack Davies, Ken Annakin
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 16, 1965, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
2h 12m
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