"Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" is one of many mid- 60's chase movies that were popular. They all had an international cast, and lots of money was spent on making them as spectacular as possible, I guess to draw people away from their television sets.
Stuart Whitman plays the American pilot from Arizona, and does it fairly well. I liked seeing Benny Hill as the fireman, and there is one scene where the Monty Python's Flying Circus theme can be heard in the background.
I think Hannah-Barbera must have got their inspiration for the Dick Dastardly character from the part Terry-Thomas plays in this movie. He was in a lot of these chase movies at the time, such as "It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World" , and "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies", which I have not seen, but it has the same director and some of the same actors (Gert Frobe, Eric Sykes.)
While not a classic, it is a fun movie to see, and has a catchy theme song that will get stuck in your head.
Stuart Whitman plays the American pilot from Arizona, and does it fairly well. I liked seeing Benny Hill as the fireman, and there is one scene where the Monty Python's Flying Circus theme can be heard in the background.
I think Hannah-Barbera must have got their inspiration for the Dick Dastardly character from the part Terry-Thomas plays in this movie. He was in a lot of these chase movies at the time, such as "It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World" , and "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies", which I have not seen, but it has the same director and some of the same actors (Gert Frobe, Eric Sykes.)
While not a classic, it is a fun movie to see, and has a catchy theme song that will get stuck in your head.