早期航空題材的電影，根據真實事件改編，取材于一次飛越英吉利海峽的飛行賽事。上世紀初，歐美民眾對航空傾注了極大的熱情，涌現出不少航空愛好者，當時的飛機十分簡陋，不過是帆布、木材做成的飛行支架，飛行員也是 DIY一架飛機就魯莽升空，結果住往是摔得鼻青臉腫，甚至機毀人亡，早期的航空業就如同穿著開襠褲蹣跚學步的

片中笑料百出，不少場景與其說是飛行表演，不如說是馬戲團的小丑在耍寶，西方人的幽默、狡猾、豁達、機智表現得淋漓盡致。著名喜劇大師班尼·西爾在片中扮演消防隊觀察員，一旦有飛機發生事故就召集消防隊員手忙腳亂地救險；電影《虎口脫險》里的大胡子中隊長，在片中扮演了一個不太光彩的角色，為贏比賽居然出老千，最后竹藍打水一場空；參賽的德國人總是一本正經，不茍言笑；法國人早上的升旗儀式奏樂居然是兩只老虎的曲子！
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1.Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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2.Arizona - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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3.The Great Air Race - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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4.Dance Of the Intrepid Airmen - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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5.A Most Serious Talk - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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6.Meanwhile, Back At The Airfield - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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7.The Darlings Of 1910 - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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8.Arizona - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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9.The Flying Frenchman - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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10.Ah, So... Mein Herr - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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11.The Railroad Song - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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12.The Incredible Time Of 25 Hour And 11 Min - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
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