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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965 · 138 min · Director: Ken Annakin ★ IMDb 7 · 10,036 ratings

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In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Relief15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Excitement
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Excitement
Joy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorExcitementJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %40 %33 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Humor45 %44 %32 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Humor51 %51 %31 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Humor54 %54 %29 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Humor55 %54 %31 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Humor55 %53 %34 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Humor53 %51 %34 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Humor54 %54 %34 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Humor53 %50 %30 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Humor53 %39 %27 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Tension58 %38 %28 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Humor61 %46 %26 %8 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Tension59 %46 %25 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Humor55 %48 %34 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 100′Humor55 %53 %40 %23 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Humor54 %51 %35 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Humor54 %50 %38 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Humor60 %48 %50 %13 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Excitement71 %44 %57 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Joy78 %43 %53 %55 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

James Fox

Richard Mays

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Pierre Dubois

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Eric Sykes

ES
Eric Sykes

Courtney

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Red Skelton

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Flora Robson

Mother Superior

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Karl Michael Vogler

Captain Rumpelstoss

Sam Wanamaker

George Gruber

Maurice Denham

Trawler Skipper

Gordon Jackson

MacDougal

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John Le Mesurier

French Painter

Ferdy Mayne

French Official

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Benny Hill

Fire Chief Perkins

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Millicent Martin

Airline Hostess

Details

Directed by
Ken Annakin
Written by
Ken Annakin, Jack Davies
Type
Movies
Released
1965
Runtime
138 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 10,036 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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