IMDb plot summary: Paroled London fraudster Marcus Pendleton poses as a computer specialist in order to work for an insurance company that entirely relies on its corporate server.
Directed by Eric Till. Starring Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden, and Bob Newhart.
Oh, this is a fun, silly ride. It's got a dry lightness to it that just makes me smile, with a lead character who's so pleasant and entertaining that we don't even mind that he's embezzling the entire time. There's also an unexpectedly sweet romance between him and Maggie Smith -- the scene where she proposes to him and he plays it off as a joke but then it becomes clear that they both very much want this is quite a lovely moment. Overall, one of the better films I've seen lately in my quest to watch 100 films from 1968.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Hot Millions > Peter Pan (1960)
Hot Millions > Dangerous Liaisons
Hot Millions < Vertigo
Hot Millions < Sergeant York
Hot Millions < The Florida Project
Hot Millions > Hannah and Her Sisters
Hot Millions > Kill Bill Vol. 2
Hot Millions < Finian's Rainbow
Hot Millions > Brave
Hot Millions > National Lampoon's Vacation
Hot Millions > Robot and Frank
Final spot: #677 out of 3035.
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