Best Original Screenplay1966 Film Fan Awards38th Academy Awards
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) movie poster
Best Original Screenplay Nominee

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

Ceremony Year: 1966Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1965
Nominated Talent & Credits
Jack Davies— Jack Davies, Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin— Jack Davies, Ken Annakin
Synopsis / Overview

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?

Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) — 38th Academy Awards (1966)

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