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starring: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Robert Morley directed by: Ken Annakin See Larger Image List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $9.99 You Save: $4.99 (33%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $6.87 Collectible Price: $18.98 Third Party New Price: $5.05 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD EAN: 0024543112044 Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 16, 2004 Running Time: 137 minutes Sales Rank: 4581 Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: June 16, 1965 Related Items: The Great Race It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Around the World in 80 Days (Two-Disc Special Edition) Those Daring Young Men In Their Jaunty Jalopies see more Editorial Review: Description: 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. Convinced it will give his newspaper worldwide publicity, the publisher offers 10,000 pounds to the winner. The escapades between the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese teams result in the most darling and hilarious in-flight acrobatic stunts ever caught on film. But the film's greatest triumph is the amazing re-creation of the vintage airplanes which did the actual flying. Amazon.com: An air race from London to Paris provides the premise for this marvelous comedy, which features thrilling aerial photography and some stupefying stunt flying. It's set in 1910, when the (lovingly re-created) airplanes of the period were likelier to sputter and crash than they were to go in a straight line. The international contest requires an international cast, including Stuart Whitman as a cowboy American interested in the ladylove (Sarah Miles) of an English ace (James Fox). Alberto Sordi and Gert Frobe represent the Italian and German nations; Terry-Thomas plans frightful sabotage for race day. From the jaunty opening song and the great opening-credits drawings by Gerald Searle onward, the movie has a pleasingly breezy tone that sits well with the meticulous flying sequences. This is a delightful example of a certain kind of internationally flavored film of the period, somewhat similar to The Great Race, released the same year (1965). --Robert Horton Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines is the British version of The Magnificent Race but it's more like a ripoff. The film uses the real life 1910 event as the basis for the movie but there aren't any similarities beyond that. It's directed & co-written by Ken Annakin, I have yet to find a reason to recommend anything in his name. The film has a large pool of stars but almost all of them are B-list entities. The story centers on Orvil Newton (Stuart Whitman),an American ... Read More Rating: - hilarious This movie is entertaining for people of all ages with comedy, romance, and a tiniest splash of drama. Rating: - Very good I forgot how long this movie is!!! Very enjoyable though. It was a surprise for my husband and yes the kids too!!! All love it. Rating: - Magnificent slapstick This is one of the funniest physical comedies ever made. Truly a high point in slapstick. I loved it when I saw it in the theater as a kid, and was delighted when it came out on DVD. Rating: - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Great to see an old and funny movie. They don't make them like they used too. see more Browse for similar items by category: Action & Adventure - Genres - DVD - Video - General Action & Adventure - Genres - DVD - Video - Comic Action British Cinema - By Country - Art House & International - Genres - DVD - Video - General British Cinema - By Country - Art House & International - Genres - DVD - Video - General AAS Comedy - Genres - DVD - Video - General