All the Queen's Men

Infobox Film
name = All the Queen's Men


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director = Stefan Ruzowitzky
producer = Rainer Virnich
Phil Alden Robinson
writer = David Schneider
starring = Matt LeBlanc
Eddie Izzard
James Cosmo
music = Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Robert Folk
Michael Lloyd
cinematography = Peter Kappel
Wedigo von Schultzendorff
editing = Rudi Heinen
Nick Moore
Britta Nahler
Andrea Schumacher
distributor = Strand Releasing
released = flagicon|US October 14, 2001 (Mill Valley Film Festival)
October 25, 2002 (limited)
flagicon|Germany December 13, 2001
flagicon|Austria June 7, 2002
runtime = 99 min.
country = Germany / Austria
language = English
budget = $25,000,000
website = http://www.allthequeensmen-film.com/
amg_id = 1:256982
imdb_id = 0252223

"All the Queen's Men" is a 2001 comedy war film. It was directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and stars Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Izzard. It currently holds the record for the American film with the lowest return on investment. The budget was $25,000,000 [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252223/business All the Queen's Men (2001) - Box office / business ] ] , but the film only earned $22,723 worldwide, giving it a -99.92% return. [ [http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/budgets.php The Numbers - Movie Budgets ] ] [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allthequeensmen.htm All the Queen's Men (2002) ] ]

Cast

*O'Rourke - Matt LeBlanc
*Tony Parker - Eddie Izzard
*Archie - James Cosmo
*Romy - Nicolette Krebitz
*Johnno - David Birkin
*Aitken - Edward Fox

Plot

During World War II the British army is attempting to retrieve an Enigma machine from Germany. Having failed in previous attempts they decide to send four men undercover to the factory that makes the devices, deep in Berlin. Unfortunately the factory is populated entirely by women, and they only have men to send.

American O'Rourke (LeBlanc) teams with British transvestite Tony Parker (Izzard), genius Johnno (Birken) and the reluctant Archie (Cosmo). The four are sent to infiltrate the factory dressed as women.

Dropped in the wrong area, the team must first try to find their bearings. Aided by Romy, a sympathiser of their cause, they find their way to the factory. They manage to retrieve the Enigma machine, against the expectations of the British army. Arriving home they find that they were tricked – the British government already had the device but wanted to make the Germans think they were still after it.

ee also

* Cross-dressing in film and television

References