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Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

Those Magnificent Men In Their...

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An Edwardian air race from London to Paris provides lots of laughs and entertaining misadventures in this fast-paced and nostalgic...

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Duration126 mins

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  • George, 10
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Review by George, 10

4 stars

13 May 2015

This is a magnificent classic film. If you think this means it is boring, think again! Classic films are better than some modern films. It is about an air race between London and Paris set up be the Daily Post to promote flying. Strangely, the organiser won't let his daughter go up in a plane. People from all over the world flocked to win a grand prize of £10,000 (That was a fortune back then!). English, French, German, Italian, American and other nationalities all came to win it for their country. The French keep pranking the Germans and even go into a balloon battle. A funny part was when they were setting up the battle and the French bring up the fact that the battle had been done before. "And the French man won" is exactly what they add! It got a little tedious in some parts however, it was bearable.

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