Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965 · 138 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 9,489 VOTES · DIR. Ken Annakin

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster

Overview

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,304 lines

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00:00:31 Ever since man started to think, he's wanted to fly.
00:09:18 Won't be a minute.
00:13:22 Not a festival but something which will fire the imagination of the worid...
00:18:24 It cannot be difficult...
00:23:22 Arizona? Oh.
00:27:02 Well, do we have to be?
00:30:29 - First-a class. - Okay, steady on.
00:35:06 You! Yes, you! Go and stand over there!
00:41:39 Well, howdy-do.
00:45:19 I mean, yes. Yes, he has.
00:50:34 How can I stop this damn thing?
00:55:33 Ha! Well, I guess he's got every right in the worid to watch it then, huh?
00:59:34 - Wanna drink to my health? - What, the sea water?
01:03:34 but do you think we dare do it?
01:10:10 - Are you all right, Patricia? - Of course I'm all right.
01:13:13 didn't it?
01:18:30 Sabotage! Sabotage!
01:29:11 I'm going to arrange that one of his wheels falls off.
01:33:18 Bonne chance, Monsieur Dubois.
01:36:48 I can't start without Lord Rawnsley.
01:49:02 Come on! Quick! Over here!
01:54:01 Five guineas each, wasn't it?
02:07:18 We have 30 minutes.
10:00:00 Most generous, sir.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,304
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorKen Annakin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,600,000
Revenue$29,950,000
IMDb votes9,489