Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

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, offering 10,000 pounds to the winner. The escapades between the American, British, French, German, Italian and Japanese teams result in the most daring and hilarious in-flight acrobatic stunts ever caught on film.

• Stars: Benny Hill, Eric Sykes, Gert Frobe, Irina Demick, James Fox, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Red Skelton, Robert Morley, Sarah Miles

• Directed by: Ken Annakin