All the Queen's Men (2001)

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.

Director:

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writers:

Digby Wolfe (story), Joseph Manduke (story)

Stars:

Eddie Izzard, Matt LeBlanc, Udo Kier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt LeBlanc	...	O'Rourke
Eddie Izzard	...	Tony
James Cosmo	...	Archie
Nicolette Krebitz	...	Romy
David Birkin	...	Johnno
Edward Fox	...	Aitken
Udo Kier	...	General Landssdorf
Oliver Korittke	...	Franz
Karl Markovics	...	Hauptsturmführer
Sissi Perlinger	...	Paloma
Holger Speckhahn	...	Corporal / Truck
Pip Torrens	...	British Major
Maria Petz	...	Girl
Heinrich Herki	...	Librarian
Paul Williamson	...	McCinley

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

behind enemy lines | punctuation in title | apostrophe in title | gay interest | spy | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, violence and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Germany Austria USA

Language:

English German Italian

Release Date:

13 December 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Agenci w spódnicach

Filming Locations:

Austria

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,026, 27 October 2002, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$22,723, 3 November 2002

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantic Streamline, B.A. Filmproduktion, Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Matt LeBlanc filmed his role while Friends (1994) was still shooting, and had to fly back and forth between sets once per week in order to do both projects at the same time.

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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.

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Quotes

Secretary: He entered the Reichskanzlei and almost captured Goering. He almost got hold of the plans for the V2.
Aitken: Yes, I've heard him referred to as "Special Agent Almost".

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Connections

References Hogan's Heroes (1965)

User Reviews

A Fun Movie for a Boring Night

When I finally found this movie, I had been looking for it for quite some time. I have been a very big Eddie Izzard fan for a long time and also a FRIENDS fan, so it was definitely something I wanted to see. And I think it met my expectations. No it isn't an Oscar-worty movie or anything like that, but it is throughly enjoyable. It is the best thing aside from Friends that I've ever seen Matt Le Blanc in (I know that isn't saying a *lot*, but he does give a decent performance). The stand out as many people have said is obviously Eddie Izzard. The fact that he is a more polished comedian and since he is a transvestite in reality he seems pretty comfortable in the plot. He also has the best timing of them all. The only true complaint I have about this movie is that on the DVD in order to have subtitles for the few German lines you have to have the subtitles on the whole time, but that has nothing really to do with the movie as a whole. It isn't a movie that takes a lot of concentration to watch, but that isn't always bad. I really hate that so many people have written comments basically praising everyone in it and then calling the movie awful. There are some very touching scenes especially one between Izzard's character and his boyfriend who have been apart for a long time. So I would definitely recommend this movie to a friend.

** 1/2 stars out of four.