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The millions of thing is a British / American comedy film from 1968 with Peter Ustinov in the lead role.

Action

Marcus Pendleton has just been released from prison. The residence there he owes a electronic brain that has come to him at his last job on the ropes.

That does not happen again to him. For his next raid he wants to take advantage of the modern computer technology to consciously use. First, it ensures that the computer expert Caesar Smith a longer vacation trip takes up to spend time as a butterfly hunter in the distance.

Pendleton is gearing up in terms of data processing and hires under the name Caesar Smith at the London branch of a U.S. company as chief programmer. Quickly succeeded him to win the confidence of his superiors, the London branch manager Carlton J. Klemper.

Marcus manipulated the computer so that monthly amounts to three non-existing companies will be transferred. Then he takes secret trips to Paris, Rome and Frankfurt to redeem the amounts. Marcus is subject to a secretary, Patty Terwilliger, he soon marries it. When his wife is pregnant, he is leaving the Group and flees with Patty to Rio. But Klemper and his employee Willard C. Gnatpole come the fraud on the track. Identify the perpetrators and follow him to Rio.

Patty has now invested the money in stocks and made ​​profit. Marcus pays back the money ergaunerte and dedicated to his next career plan. He wants to be a conductor of an orchestra in which Patty playing flute.

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film about the film: " Modern fairy tale in which the desired compound of comedic game and incisive satire electronic technocracy in favor of less more profound but amusing diversions fails. "

The film magazine Cinema: " A " hacker " the first hour crafty fun by Eric Till Conclusion: . British coolness, coupled with irony: strong!"

The Variety praised the script, excellent actors, the enthusiastic director and the tempo.

Vincent Canby of The New York Times described the film as amiable, conventional comedy. The screenplay was written with high intelligence, the actors act with wit.

Roger Ebert of the " Chicago Sun-Times " said the film was not boisterous, but a friendly and warming comedy.

Awards

In 1969 the screenplay for the Oscar and the WGA Award from the Writers Guild of America nominated.

Background

The U.S. premiere took place on September 19, 1968. In Germany the film was first published on May 16, 1969 in the cinemas.

The production of MGM was shot in the studios of the company in Borehamwood / Hertfordshire.

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