Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines is a 1965 British comedy film about an international air race in the early days of aviation, known for its ensemble cast, slapstick humor, and elaborate period aircraft.

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instanceOf British film
comedy film
film
awardReceived Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen
BAFTA nomination for Best British Art Direction (Colour)
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Christopher Challis NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Ken Annakin NERFINISHED
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
editedBy Gerry Hambling NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Count Emilio Ponticelli NERFINISHED
Lord Rawnsley NERFINISHED
Patricia Rawnsley NERFINISHED
Richard Mays NERFINISHED
Sir Percy Ware-Armitage NERFINISHED
filmFormat 70 mm Todd-AO
genre adventure
comedy
slapstick
hasSong Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (title song) NERFINISHED
hasTheme international competition
national stereotypes
technological progress
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Magnificent_Men_in_their_Flying_Machines NERFINISHED
mainSubject air race
aviation
musicBy Ron Goodwin NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation London to Paris air race NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of early aviation
elaborate period aircraft
ensemble cast
slapstick humor
originalLanguage English
partOf 1960s British cinema
producer Ken Annakin NERFINISHED
Stanley Rubin NERFINISHED
productionCompany 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1965
releaseYear 1965
runtime approximately 138 minutes
screenwriter Jack Davies NERFINISHED
Ken Annakin NERFINISHED
settingPlace France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
settingTime early 1910s
early days of aviation
stars Alberto Sordi NERFINISHED
James Fox NERFINISHED
Red Skelton NERFINISHED
Robert Morley NERFINISHED
Sarah Miles NERFINISHED
Stuart Whitman NERFINISHED
Terry-Thomas NERFINISHED

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