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# Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

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All Regions. Take off with the craziest collection of aircraft and airmen ever assembled in this classic British comedy about the first London-to-Paris airplane race in 1910 sponsored by a newspaper magnate (Robert Morley) out to prove the world's greatest aviators belong to England.

Review: "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes". Tiddley up up... - This is one of my most favourite comedies. I saw it no less than five times in my life and every time I liked it even more. A wonderful, merry, intelligent and heart-warming film. Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS. In 1910, at a time when aircraft were still fragile and unreliable contraptions, Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley) a British newspaper magnate, decides to sponsor an air race from London to Paris, offering a shocking 10.000 pounds as the prize. That immediately attracts numerous intrepid competitors, of which no less than fourteen will finally qualify to participate. Here they are, in order of starting numbers Number 1: Richard Mays (James Fox); a very formal Army officer, Mays is also courting (well, sort of) Patricia (Sarah Miles), the daughter of Lord Rawnsley Number 2: Sir Percy Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas, splendid as always!), a ghastly character and a vilainous cheater Number 3: Orvil Newton (Stuart Whitman) from Arizona, a brilliant (but so colonial) pilot; the only American in the contest; he also courts Patricia, in a much more direct way than Richard Mays... Number 4: Lieutenant Parsons (Jeremy Lloyd), a Royal Navy officer; a rather likeable fellow, who flies with his pet dog, "The First Flying Dog in History" Number 5: Harry Popperwell (Tony Hancock); his plane is somehow mysteriously named "Little Fiddler" Number 6: Captain Rumpelstoss (Karl Michael Vogler) and later Colonel Manfred von Holstein (Gert Froebe, absolutely wonderful!); those two Prussian officers from Imperial German Army were mandated by the Kaiser in person to win - at al price! Number 7: Mr Wallace. As I couldn't even find the name of the actor who plays him you can reasonably assume, that his participation will be short... Number 8: Charles Wade. Same thing as above... Number 9: Mr Yamamoto (Yujiro Ishihara), an extremely impressive Japanese pilot, flying a splendid airplane. Mr Yamamoto is one of the favourites in this race. Number 10: Count Emilio Ponticelli (Alberto Sordi, hilarious!), an Italian aristocrat who survived a record number of crashes, but who is also one helluva pilot. The count is also married to splendidly beatiful Sophia (Zena Marshall), who gave him nine children and who every day begs him to finally stop flying... Number 11: Henri Monteux. Same thing as points 7 and 8. Number 12: Pierre Dubois (Jean-Pierre Cassel), a brilliant (but so continental) French pilot whose two main purposes in this race seem to be to sleep with every woman he meets and especially to troll the Germans...))) Number 13: Mr Mac Dougall (Gordon Jackson), a proud Scot flying an airplane named "Wake up Scotland" Number 14: Harry Walton. Same thing as points 7, 8 and 11. For the needs of this film the director requested that authentic flying replicas of some of planes which really existed in 1910 are build - and those planes were really used! For that reason this film gives really a great feeling of authenticity. There are many other treasures in this film, like national stereotypes, Benny Hill as fireman, air crashes, slapstick humour, romance, sexism and sexual harassment, German military, Courtney (the low-class butler of Sir Percy), "La Marseillaise", blunderbusses, national stereotypes, Catholicism, sabotage, promiscuity, fistfights, guineas, female underwear, one HUGE navigation error, white cliffs of Dover, diarrhea, cultural shock, practical jokes, national stereotypes, Neanderthal man, French kissing and last but not least Brigitte (Irina Demick), Marlene (Irina Demick), Ingrid (Irina Demick), Françoise (Irina Demick), Yvette (Irina Demick) and Betty (Irina Demick)...))) I absolutely LOVE this film! It is one of the best comedies EVER. To watch ABSOLUTELY!
Review: HIGH FLIERS - Wonderfully entertaining film with a magnificent cast including Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gert Frobe, Albert Sordi, the caddish Terry Thomas, Eric Sykes as his hapless assistant, Tony Hancock, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Robert Morley and many others. Plenty of extras including a narration and interview with the film's director, Ken Annakin. The real stars are the aeroplanes and director Annakin goes into great detail about how scenes were shot and technical difficulties overcome. Because of the cost and the going over budget the whole project was very nearly abandoned. Thank goodness it wasn't - despite the lack of CGI this film looks realistic and perhaps because of the lack of modern technology it has retained an immense charm which all the family can enjoy. And the musical score is wonderful as well. Beautifully restored in anamorphic full screen this is a film not to be missed. Highly recommended!!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | James Fox, Ken Annakin, Robert Morley, Sarah Miles, Stuart Whitman, Terry-Thomas |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,293 Reviews |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 138 minutes |
| UPC | 048984270798 |

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Comedy
- **Contributor:** Terry-Thomas, Ken Annakin, Robert Morley, Stuart Whitman, James Fox, Sarah Miles
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 138 minutes
- **UPC:** 048984270798

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes". Tiddley up up...
*by D***K on October 9, 2014*

This is one of my most favourite comedies. I saw it no less than five times in my life and every time I liked it even more. A wonderful, merry, intelligent and heart-warming film. Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS. In 1910, at a time when aircraft were still fragile and unreliable contraptions, Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley) a British newspaper magnate, decides to sponsor an air race from London to Paris, offering a shocking 10.000 pounds as the prize. That immediately attracts numerous intrepid competitors, of which no less than fourteen will finally qualify to participate. Here they are, in order of starting numbers Number 1: Richard Mays (James Fox); a very formal Army officer, Mays is also courting (well, sort of) Patricia (Sarah Miles), the daughter of Lord Rawnsley Number 2: Sir Percy Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas, splendid as always!), a ghastly character and a vilainous cheater Number 3: Orvil Newton (Stuart Whitman) from Arizona, a brilliant (but so colonial) pilot; the only American in the contest; he also courts Patricia, in a much more direct way than Richard Mays... Number 4: Lieutenant Parsons (Jeremy Lloyd), a Royal Navy officer; a rather likeable fellow, who flies with his pet dog, "The First Flying Dog in History" Number 5: Harry Popperwell (Tony Hancock); his plane is somehow mysteriously named "Little Fiddler" Number 6: Captain Rumpelstoss (Karl Michael Vogler) and later Colonel Manfred von Holstein (Gert Froebe, absolutely wonderful!); those two Prussian officers from Imperial German Army were mandated by the Kaiser in person to win - at al price! Number 7: Mr Wallace. As I couldn't even find the name of the actor who plays him you can reasonably assume, that his participation will be short... Number 8: Charles Wade. Same thing as above... Number 9: Mr Yamamoto (Yujiro Ishihara), an extremely impressive Japanese pilot, flying a splendid airplane. Mr Yamamoto is one of the favourites in this race. Number 10: Count Emilio Ponticelli (Alberto Sordi, hilarious!), an Italian aristocrat who survived a record number of crashes, but who is also one helluva pilot. The count is also married to splendidly beatiful Sophia (Zena Marshall), who gave him nine children and who every day begs him to finally stop flying... Number 11: Henri Monteux. Same thing as points 7 and 8. Number 12: Pierre Dubois (Jean-Pierre Cassel), a brilliant (but so continental) French pilot whose two main purposes in this race seem to be to sleep with every woman he meets and especially to troll the Germans...))) Number 13: Mr Mac Dougall (Gordon Jackson), a proud Scot flying an airplane named "Wake up Scotland" Number 14: Harry Walton. Same thing as points 7, 8 and 11. For the needs of this film the director requested that authentic flying replicas of some of planes which really existed in 1910 are build - and those planes were really used! For that reason this film gives really a great feeling of authenticity. There are many other treasures in this film, like national stereotypes, Benny Hill as fireman, air crashes, slapstick humour, romance, sexism and sexual harassment, German military, Courtney (the low-class butler of Sir Percy), "La Marseillaise", blunderbusses, national stereotypes, Catholicism, sabotage, promiscuity, fistfights, guineas, female underwear, one HUGE navigation error, white cliffs of Dover, diarrhea, cultural shock, practical jokes, national stereotypes, Neanderthal man, French kissing and last but not least Brigitte (Irina Demick), Marlene (Irina Demick), Ingrid (Irina Demick), Françoise (Irina Demick), Yvette (Irina Demick) and Betty (Irina Demick)...))) I absolutely LOVE this film! It is one of the best comedies EVER. To watch ABSOLUTELY!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HIGH FLIERS
*by G***E on May 30, 2012*

Wonderfully entertaining film with a magnificent cast including Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gert Frobe, Albert Sordi, the caddish Terry Thomas, Eric Sykes as his hapless assistant, Tony Hancock, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Robert Morley and many others. Plenty of extras including a narration and interview with the film's director, Ken Annakin. The real stars are the aeroplanes and director Annakin goes into great detail about how scenes were shot and technical difficulties overcome. Because of the cost and the going over budget the whole project was very nearly abandoned. Thank goodness it wasn't - despite the lack of CGI this film looks realistic and perhaps because of the lack of modern technology it has retained an immense charm which all the family can enjoy. And the musical score is wonderful as well. Beautifully restored in anamorphic full screen this is a film not to be missed. Highly recommended!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What more to say? IT magnificent
*by J***R on February 4, 2026*

Awesome Movei

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