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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
1965
***½
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Terry-Thomas, Robert Morley, James Fox, Gert Fröbe, Yujro Ishihara

An amusing episodic comedy about a fictional air race from London to Paris in 1910. There's a wonderful international ensemble cast and the story is especially enjoyable for anyone interested in the early days of aviation. The film came out pretty much at the same time with The Great Race, a very similar type of comedy about a car race.