Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines G
or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
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DVD Details
- Audio Commentary by Director Ken Annakin
- "Making-Of" Featurette
- Still Photo Galleries
- Languages: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Rated: G
- Run Time: 2 hours, 18 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 16, 2004
- Originally Released: 1965
- Label: 20th Century Fox
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Terry-Thomas, Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi & Red Skelton | |
Performer: | Jean-Pierre Cassel, Robert Morley & Gert Fröbe | |
Directed by | Ken Annakin | |
Edited by | Gordon Stone | |
Written by | Jack Davies | |
Composition by | Ron Goodwin | |
Cinematography by | Christopher Challis | |
Produced by | Stan Margulies |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 7/10 --
...part slapstick, part spectacle, and part adventure, but most of all it's sweet, lighthearted fun.
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Movie Metropolis
[T]his 2-hour epic comedy is one that some remember fondly. Aviation buffs and those with big-screen TVs may want to take a look.
USA Today
Rating: 3/5 --
Goofy "great race" fun.
eFilmCritic.com
Rating: 5/5 --
Top gun of slapstick early-aviation comedies.
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Common Sense Media
...Huge, funny, epic... - Recommended
Premiere
Rating: 4/5 --
Funny, zany and full of magnificent vintage airplanes; Red Skelton open and close is great.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Description by OLDIES.com:
An international air race means sky-high adventure and fun!
This extraordinary comic version of the historic 1910 London-to-Paris air race features the greatest aviators from around the world. They all come together when a stuffy, but very rich, newspaper publisher decides to sponsor an airplane race across the English Channel, offering 10,000 pounds to the winner. The escapades between the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese teams result in the most daring and hilarious in-flight acrobatic stunts ever caught on film.
This extraordinary comic version of the historic 1910 London-to-Paris air race features the greatest aviators from around the world. They all come together when a stuffy, but very rich, newspaper publisher decides to sponsor an airplane race across the English Channel, offering 10,000 pounds to the winner. The escapades between the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese teams result in the most daring and hilarious in-flight acrobatic stunts ever caught on film.
Product Description:
An enjoyable adventure film of daring airmen, vintage airplanes and a thrilling race from London to Paris. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) story and Screenplay.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 119,330
- UPC: 024543112044
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item