Cast & Crew

Directed by

Ken Annakin

Writing Credits

Jack Davies
(written by) &
Ken Annakin
(written by)
Georges Dutter
(french adaptation) (uncredited)
Jacques Monteux
(french adaptation) (uncredited)

Cast

Stuart Whitman
Orvil Newton
Sarah Miles
Patricia Rawnsley
James Fox
Richard Mays
Alberto Sordi
Count Emilio Ponticelli
Robert Morley
Lord Rawnsley
Gert Fröbe
Count Manfred Von Holstein
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Pierre Dubois
Irina Demick
Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty
Eric Sykes
Courtney
Red Skelton
The Neanderthal Man / Ancient Greek Flyer / Medieval Flyer / Winged Bicycle Rider / Winged Car Rider / Jet Pack Tester / Ornithopter Pilot / Passenger in Airport
Terry-Thomas
Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
Benny Hill
Fire Chief Perkins
Yûjirô Ishihara
Yamamoto
Flora Robson
Mother Superior
Karl Michael Vogler
Captain Rumpelstrosse
Sam Wanamaker
George Gruber
Eric Barker
French Postman
Maurice Denham
Trawler Skipper
Fred Emney
Colonel on Road
Gordon Jackson
MacDougal
Davy Kaye
Jean Pascal
John Le Mesurier
French Painter
Jeremy Lloyd
Lieutenant Parsons
Zena Marshall
Countess Sofia Ponticelli
Millicent Martin
Airline Hostess
Eric Pohlmann
Italian Mayor
Marjorie Rhodes
Waitress
Norman Rossington
Assistant Fire Chief
William Rushton
Tremayne Gascoyne
Graham Stark
Fireman
Jimmy Thompson
Photographer
Michael Trubshawe
Niven
Tony Hancock
Harry Popperwell
James Robertson Justice
Narrator
John Adams
Gentleman
Lewis Alexander
Journalist
Tony Allen
Pressman
Baxter Annakin
Nelson - Parsons' Dog
Bernard Barnsley
Party Guest
William Baskiville
Gentleman
Joe Beckett
Man in Crowd
Sidonie Bond
Harry's girlfriend
Peter Brayham
Mechanic
Gerald Campion
Fireman
Alf Casha
Dignitary
Pauline Challoner
Ponticelli's Daughter
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Dover
Robin Chapman
Postman
Arthur Collins
Spectator
Cicely Courtneidge
Muriel - Colonel's Wife
Billy Dean
German Mechanic
Vernon Dobtcheff
Member of French Team
Maurice Dunster
French Policeman
Norman Fisher
Party Guest
Norma Foster
Minor Role
Chick Fowles
Reporter
Jill Goldston
Woman in Crowd
Arthur Goodman
Party Guest
Gary Graham
Child at Air Show
Victor Harrington
Journalist
Max Howard
Boy in Crowd
Gordon Humphries
Gentleman
Judy Huxtable
Girl at Dover Beach
Juba Kennerley
Journalist
Eric Kent
German Team
Nigel Kingsley
Youngest Child of Ponticelli
Ferdy Mayne
French Official
Manny Michael
Man in Crowd
Addo Miles
Patricia's Dog
John Morris
Chauffeur
Bill Nagy
American Journalist
Michael Oscars
Curious boy
Steve Plytas
Continental Journalist
Charles Price
Mechanic
Edith Raye
Woman in Crowd
Mike Read
Stuntman
Fred Real
Gentleman
Bill Rooney
Man
Arthur Sandifer
British Soldier
Roy Seely
Gentleman
Nicholas Smith
Fireman
Paddy Smith
Party Guest
Ronnie Stevens
Reporter
Kenjin Takari
Japanese Man
Rita Tobin-Weske
Nun
James Ure
Gentleman
James Villiers
Yamamoto
Pearl Walters
Party Guest
Paul Weston
Spectator
Philip Yardley
Philippe

Produced by

Ken Annakin
producer (uncredited)
Jack Davies
associate producer
Stan Margulies
producer (produced by)
Darryl F. Zanuck
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Ron Goodwin

Cinematography by

Christopher Challis
director of photography

Editing by

Anne V. Coates
Gordon Stone

Casting By

Stuart Lyons

Production Design by

Thomas N. Morahan
(as Tom Morahan)

Costume Design by

Osbert Lancaster
(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Biddy Chrystal
hairdresser
Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist
W.T. Partleton
makeup artist (as William Partleton)
Barbara Ritchie
hairdresser

Production Management

Colin M. Brewer
unit manager (as Colin Brewer)
Patrick Clayton
unit manager (as Pat Clayton)
Denis Holt
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Clive Reed
assistant director
Don Sharp
second unit director
Jake Wright
second unit assistant director

Art Department

Jim Morahan
associate art director
Arthur Taksen
set dresser
Dickie Bamber
dressing props (uncredited)
John Bodimeade
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Nick Rivers
chargehand props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Jonathan Bates
dubbing editor
Gordon K. McCallum
sound (as Gordon McCallum)
John W. Mitchell
sound
Graham V. Hartstone
sound assistant (uncredited)
Otto Snel
re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Richard Parker
special effects
Jimmy Harris
special effects (uncredited)
Fred Heather
special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns
special effects (uncredited)
Malcolm King
special effects (uncredited)
Nick Middleton
special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Roy Field
visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Gillian Aldam
stunt player (uncredited)
Douglas Bianchi
stunt pilot (uncredited)
Ken Buckle
stunts (uncredited)
Gilbert Chomat
stunt pilot (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
stunts (uncredited)
Joan Hughes
stunt pilot (uncredited)
Derek Piggott
stunt pilot: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Dinny Powell
Gert Frobes (uncredited)
Joe Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Mike Reid
stunt player (uncredited)
Bill Sawyer
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Silk
stunt driver (uncredited)
John Sullivan
stunts (uncredited)
David Watson
stunt pilot: Karl-Michael Vogler (uncredited)
Allen Wheeler
stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Skeets Kelly
second unit cameraman
Dudley Lovell
camera operator
Harry Black
electrical supervisor (uncredited)
Colin Corby
clapper loader (uncredited)
Mike Fox
focus puller: aerial unit (uncredited)
John Jordan
focus puller (uncredited)
Douglas Kirkland
still photographer (uncredited)
Jerry Sandler
clapper loader: dailies (uncredited)

Animation Department

Ralph Ayres
animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dinah Greet
associate costume designer

Music Department

Ron Goodwin
conductor
Brian Couzens
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Joy Mercer
continuity

Additional Crew

Ronald Searle
title designer
Allen Wheeler
technical adviser (as Air Commodore Allen H. Wheeler)
Ferruccio Amendola
italian voice dubbing: Yûjirô Ishihara (uncredited)
Cesare Barbetti
italian voice dubbing: James Fox (uncredited)
Michèle Bardollet
french voice dubbing: Irina Demick (uncredited)
Barbara Beckley
production assistant (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini
italian voice dubbing: Eric Sykes (uncredited)
Claude Bertrand
french voice dubbing: Gert Fröbe (uncredited)
Douglas Bianchi
airplane designer (uncredited)
Gianni Bonagura
italian voice dubbing: Terry-Thomas (uncredited)
Jean-François Calvé
french voice dubbing: Alberto Sordi (uncredited)
Giorgio Capecchi
italian voice dubbing: Gert Fröbe (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
french voice dubbing: Himself (uncredited)
Henri Crémieux
french voice dubbing: Eric Pohlmann & Michael Trubshawe (uncredited)
Philippe Dumat
french voice dubbing: Tony Hancock (uncredited)
Vittoria Febbi
italian voice dubbing: Zena Marshall (uncredited)
Lorraine Fennell
publicity assistant (uncredited)
Geoff Freeman
unit publicist (uncredited)
Janine Fréson
french voice dubbing: Sarah Miles (uncredited)
Sergio Graziani
italian voice dubbing: Gordon Jackson (uncredited)
David Michael Kay
aviation services (uncredited)
Jean Lagache
french voice dubbing: Ferdy Mayne (uncredited)
Serge Lhorca
french voice dubbing: Yûjirô Ishihara (uncredited)
Pino Locchi
italian voice dubbing: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Philippe Mareuil
french voice dubbing: James Fox (uncredited)
Jacques Marin
french voice dubbing: Benny Hill (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Michel
french voice dubbing: Karl Michael Vogler (uncredited)
Maurice Nasil
french voice dubbing: Terry-Thomas (uncredited)
Guy Piérauld
french voice dubbing: Davy Kaye (uncredited)
Michel Roux
french voice dubbing: Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone
italian voice dubbing: Irina Demick (uncredited)
Alberto Sordi
italian voice dubbing: Himself (uncredited)
Hélène Tossy
french voice dubbing: Flora Robson (uncredited)
Roger Tréville
french voice dubbing: William Rushton (uncredited)
Massimo Turci
italian voice dubbing: Jean-Pierre Cassel (uncredited)
Renato Turi
italian voice dubbing: Robert Morley (uncredited)
Valeria Valeri
italian voice dubbing: Sarah Miles (uncredited)
André Valmy
french voice dubbing: Sam Wanamaker (uncredited)
François Valorbe
french voice dubbing: James Robertson Justice & Jimmy Thompson (uncredited)
Paul Villé
french voice dubbing: Fred Emney (uncredited)
Jean Violette
french voice dubbing: Maurice Denham (uncredited)
Henri Virlojeux
french voice dubbing: Robert Morley (uncredited)
Charles Wilder
production accountant (uncredited)
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