Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Robert Morley, Terry-Thomas. Rather long but enjoyable comedy about a 1910 London-to-Paris air race, with international competition, cheating and romance. The filmmakers built several reproductions of actual early airplanes and used them in the film to nice effect. The humor is a bit broad, but it's all in good fun and the actual race is somewhat exciting. (Subtitles in English are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B