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Line 5: ''They go up uppity-up-up, they go downiddy-down-down!}} '''''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, [[Either or-Or Title\|or]] How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes''''', to give its [[Long Title\|full title]], is a 1965 British film farce (released through [[Twentieth Century Fox]]) about an international air race held during the early, pre-[[World War I]] days of aviation. A wacky cast of characters assembles with their wacky aircraft, a love triangle develops, [[Worthy Opponent\|Worthy Opponents]] square off, and great fun is had by all...except for those who can't stay in the air. [[All-Star Cast\|The brilliant international cast]] includes [[Stuart Whitman]], [[Sarah Miles]], [[James Fox]], [[Alberto Sordi]], [[Robert Morley]], [[Gert Fröbe]], [[Jean-Pierre Cassel]], [[Yûjirô Ishihara]], [[John Le Mesurier]], [[Benny Hill]], and [[Terry-Thomas]] as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage. Extra footage added for the American release featured popular comedian [[Red Skelton]] as a hapless victim of flight tests throughout the ages. Line 15: * [[The Big Race]] * [[Cool Plane]]: Well, in the era of the setting, ''any'' plane that can stay aloft for more than five minutes is essentially cool by default. But the amusing early flying machines are certainly a focal point of the film. * [[~~Disposable Fiance\|~~Disposable Fiancé]]: {{spoiler\|Richard}} gradually emerges as one. * [[Duel to the Death]]: Two characters try to have one in hot air balloons. ** Ahem: "Balloons ... AND BLUNDERBUSSES!" * [[Either or-Or Title]] * [[Epic Race]] * [[The Fantastic Trope of ~~Wonderous~~Wondrous Titles]] * [[Great Big Book of Everything]]: The Prussian Army's Big Book of Instructions includes instructions on how to fly an airplane. Step one: sit down. ** "Sit down" was apparently an [[Ad Lib]] by Gert Fröbe which [[Throw It In\|they kept in]]. Line 44: [[Category:Films of the 1960s]] [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Film]]