All the Queen's Men

20012001
PG-13PG-13
1h 39min

4.9/10

A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end t... Read allA mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end the war.A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end the war.

4.9/10

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Director
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writers
- Digby Wolfe(story)
- Joseph Manduke(story)
- June Roberts(story)
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All The Queen's Men

(left to right) Matt LeBlanc, David Birkin, James Cosmo, and Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard in All the Queen's Men (2001)

Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator & Action Director filming Matt LeBlanc (O'Rourke) in 'All the Queens men'.jpg

Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator & 2nd Unit Director takes a Panzer for a test drive for Matt LeBlanc (O'Rourke) in 'All the Queens men'.jpg

Director Stefan Ruzowitzky (center) with Eddie Izzard (in drag, behind him)

Eliza Dushku at an event for All the Queen's Men (2001)

Joely Fisher at an event for All the Queen's Men (2001)

Matt LeBlanc at an event for All the Queen's Men (2001)

Late in World War II, the Brits still want their hands on a German Enigma, the typewriter-like machine that constructs and sends coded messages. Parachuting behind enemy lines - with two days to find the factory where Enigmas are made, grab one, and get out - are an unlikely quartet: a queen, a pencil pusher, a bookworm, and an almost secret agent. Plus they are all dressed as women, with only a crash course from the queen. They reach their destination, rendezvous with their German contact, a lovely librarian, and start their search. They seemed doomed to fail; is this a fool's errand? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Taglines
- Capturing The Enigma... The True Story
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for language, violence and sexuality
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Trivia
In this film, comedian Eddie Izzard plays an English soldier who cross-dresses. Eddie is a transvestite himself, and one of his stand-up routines (concerning transvestites in the armed forces) goes, "The main element of attack is the element of surprise. So what could be more surprising than the first battalion transvestite brigade?" (See Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999)).

Goofs
Nicolette Krebitz tells Matt LeBlanc that she got him a long-sleeved dress because "German women don't shave their underarms" (and Matt had shaved). However, she introduces Matt as an Italian, not a German.

Quotes
Franz: [hugging Tony on bed] I learned to adapt. I even have sex with women.
Tony Parker: Women? How many women?
Franz: 10 or 12.
Tony Parker: [stops hugging] 10 or 12?
Franz: I had to make it convincing. It's been seven years.
Tony Parker: Eight is convincing, 12 is enjoying it.
Franz: I was thinking of you every time.
Tony Parker: Oh, yes, how did you ever stop from shouting my name?

Connections
References Hogan's Heroes (1965)

Top review

5/10

Almost a good movie, yet not really a bad one.

Matt LeBlanc leads a commando squad into Nazi Germany to steal a copy of the enigma machine. Co-starring Eddie "I'm an action transvestite" Izzard this was a long time coming to the US. I have no idea if it ever got a theatrical release, but I'm sure it it did it lost money. this isn't to say the movie is bad, its not really, its just too run of the mill, guys in dresses aside. What can I say this is a situation ripe with comedy that doesn't really hit enough comedic moments. To be sure the action is fine and the film making is good, the problem is its so by the numbers that I could wander in and out while it was on and not feel I was missing something. Its like Matt LeBlanc's character who almost completes every mission he's on, its almost a good movie, thats almost funny. Put downs aside its worth a look if you like World War 2 movies, especially ones that are more than a bit off beat (even while remaining completely run of the mill). That should confuse you completely.

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