A British mathematician, working on code decryption, unexpectedly falls in love with another decrypter. This leads them to a complicated intrigue within the codebreakers.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Dirk Bogarde | ... | Sebastian | |
| Susannah York | ... | Rebecca Howard | |
| Lilli Palmer | ... | Elsa Shahn | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Head of Intelligence | |
| Janet Munro | ... | Carol Fancy | |
| Ronald Fraser | ... | Toby | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Gen. Phillips | |
| Margaret Johnston | ... | Miss Elliott | |
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Ann Beach | ... | Pamela |
| James Belchamber | ... | Man with Dog | |
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Veronica Clifford | ... | Ginny |
| Charles Farrell | ... | Taxi Driver | |
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Alan Freeman | ... | TV Disc Jockey |
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Charles Lloyd Pack | ... | Chess Player |
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Portland Mason | ... | 'UG' Girl |
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A British mathematician, working on code decryption, unexpectedly falls in love with another decrypter. This leads them to a complicated intrigue within the codebreakers. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
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mathematician | london england | rattle | drugged | british secret service |Taglines:
Codes were made to be broken. / Women were made to be loved. / Sebastian was made to do both! See more »Parents Guide:
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UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 January 1969 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (RCA Recording System)Aspect Ratio:
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Head of Intelligence: Well, yes - of course it is. But then again of course it isn't.
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For the female lead, if Rex Harrison, ("this charming shit", as Michael Powell described him") were to star, he wanted Julie Christie, Sarah Miles, Vanessa Redgrave, or Dame Maggie Smith to co-star. See more »Quotes
Sebastian: Generally speaking I consider my private life to be my own concern.Head of Intelligence: Well, yes - of course it is. But then again of course it isn't.
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The list of excellent actors and actresses in the film is endless and includes Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York, Sir John Gielgud, Lili Palmer and Nigel Davenport, with many more first-rate performers besides. Add to this the musical talents of Jerry Goldsmith and it is quite an achievement by the Director to create this piece of utter nonsense, especially as some of the screenplay is worthy and the settings very 60's and good. Is this meant to be a serious film? It could only have merit if it was a total send-up of it's decade and spy-films generally, but as Dirk Bogarde later described it as a "non-event," the meaning and intent was obviously lost on him; a big disadvantage as he was the star. This film must have begun with promise and potential for why else would such an array of talent include themselves in it's making? Something after that went radically wrong, but like your other contributors I would gladly purchase a DVD if only, in my case, for curiosity value.