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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Ken Annakin and produced by Stan Margulies.

Academy Awards 1965 --- Ceremony Number 38 (source: AMPAS)

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Best WritingJack Davies, Ken AnnakinNominated
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)

By Beatrice on Dec 5, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Directed by Ken Annakin Written by Jack Davies and Ken Annakin 1965/UK Twentieth Century-Fox Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Another of the epic comedy adventures spawned by Around th... Read full article


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Count Emilio Ponticelli: It is a pity that the race will now be won by a Protestant.
Mother Superior: A Protestant? Sisters, don't stand there gazing. This good Catholic needs our help!


Sir Percy Ware-Armitage: And I've arranged for the Frenchman to be detained by a lovely young lady.
Courtney: Ho, ho, guvnor, I'll bet she's a bit of all right.
Sir Percy Ware-Armitage: You should know, Courtney, she's your daughter.
Courtney: But guvnor, she's an innocent young girl!
Sir Percy Ware-Armitage: Not IS, Courtney, WAS!


Lord Rawnsley: The trouble with these international affairs is they attract foreigners.


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The Passat Ornithopter airplane in this movie was given to Cole Palen for promoting this movie. It can now be seen at the Old Rhinebeck Areodrome.
The beginning and ending sequences marked the final feature film appearences for Red Skelton.
Most of the aerial scenes were filmed before 10 am each day when the air was least turbulent.
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