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
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.
00:09:15 - Father doesn't know about this. - Oh.
00:13:10 - Me? - Yes.
00:18:14 - Rumpelstrosse. - Herr Colonel?
00:22:58 Ha! Interest in the race is woridwide.
00:26:41 - My bicycle, please. - Oh, sure.
00:29:57 you'll want to know all about the practice times.
00:34:18 Morning, sir.
00:40:50 On the axle?
00:44:28 Mm-hmm. It's got an Anzani engine in it, developing 70 horsepower.
00:48:49 Halt!
00:54:39 - You ever think that cigar might too? - Mmm. Ah.
00:57:43 Can you swim?
01:02:32 He's right. This'll be the one to beat, governor.
01:06:26 - What the devil is my daughter doing in that contraption? - Going back to Brookley, I think.
01:11:45 Nothing is going to make me change mine. Nothing!
01:15:50 Yes, it must be a flying machine. It's got, um, propellers.
01:27:11 I shall take the greatest pleasure in punching you when you are looking.
01:31:36 Excuse me.
01:35:06 Good luck.
01:42:35 perhaps, uh, the sisters...
01:51:42 - It is possible. - I see.
01:56:26 I've got to get to Calais to continue the race!
02:11:42 Orvil was marvelous! He had to stop to pick him up.
Cast & Characters
Stuart Whitman
Orvil Newton
Sarah Miles
Patricia Rawnsley
James Fox
Richard Mays
Alberto Sordi
Count Emilio Ponticelli
Robert Morley
Lord Rawnsley
Gert Fröbe
Count Manfred Von Holstein
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Pierre Dubois
Irina Demick
Brigitte
Irina Demick
Ingrid
Irina Demick
Marlene
Eric Sykes
Courtney
Red Skelton
The Neanderthal Man
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,304
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line02:11:42
Production Record
DirectorKen Annakin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,600,000
Revenue$29,950,000
IMDb votes9,489