Those magnificent men in their flying machines, or, How I flew from London to Paris in 25 hours and 11 minutes

Those magnificent men in their flying machines, or, How I flew from London to Paris in 25 hours and 11 minutes /

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"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 h...

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Other Authors: Davies, Jack, 1913-1994 (Screenwriter), Annakin, Ken (Screenwriter), Whitman, Stuart (Actor), Miles, Sarah, 1941- (Actor), Fox, James, 1939- (Actor), Sordi, Alberto, 1919-2003 (Actor), Morley, Robert (Actor), Fröbe, Gert, 1913-1988 (Actor), Cassel, Jean-Pierre, 1932-2007 (Actor), Demick, Irina (Actor), Sykes, Eric, 1923-2012 (Actor), Terry-Thomas, 1911-1990 (Actor), Skelton, Red, 1913-1997 (Actor), Hill, Benny, 1925-1992 (Actor), Ishihara, Yūjirō, 1934-1987 (Actor), Robson, Flora, 1902-1984, Vogler, Karl Michael, 1928-2009 (Actor), Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993 (Actor), Hancock, Tony, 1924-1968 (Actor), Challis, Christopher (director of photography.), Goodwin, Ron (composer (expression)), Lancaster, Osbert, 1908-1986 (Costume designer)
Format: DVD
Language:English
Spanish
French
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003]
Series:20th Century-Fox family feature
Subjects:
Airplane racing > Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Action and adventure films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"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"--Container.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
Bonus features: audio commentary by director, Ken Annakin ; "making-of" featurette ; still photo galleries ; historical aircraft, storyboards.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.20:1) presentation; Dolby Digital; dual layer.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Christopher Challis ; editors, Anne V. Coates, Gordon Stone ; music, Ron Goodwin ; costume designer, Osbert Lancaster ; production designer, Thomas N. Morahan.
ISBN:0793910331
9780793910335

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