A long time ago I saw this film, which featured a genius-type guy who ran a code-breaking team composed (I think) entirely of women. It was set (and probably made) in the 1960s - not overtly a comedy, I recall, but with something of the “caper” tone of heist films of the time. Sadly I can’t recall any of the actors or much else of the action - other than it ends with them getting a new problem to solve and one of the women suggests a mathematical approach and they all join in using matchsticks or something similar...
Any clues as to what this film might be? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.
Any clues as to what this film might be? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.
Posted 4 months ago
bderoes, Champion
Here's a list of titles with keyword code-breaking, but none fit your description:
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=code-breaking&sort=release_date,asc&mode=detail&page=1
Unless the team was not all-female: Sebastian (1968)
A reviewer mentions a lot of women though.
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=code-breaking&sort=release_date,asc&mode=detail&page=1
Unless the team was not all-female: Sebastian (1968)
A reviewer mentions a lot of women though.
bderoes, Champion
Brilliant! Sebastian is the one. It was coins not matchsticks...
Not sure about the quality of the first copy, but the other two look good. Many thanks!
Interesting that this is stuffed full of famous actors and I couldn’t remember any :-)
Not sure about the quality of the first copy, but the other two look good. Many thanks!
Interesting that this is stuffed full of famous actors and I couldn’t remember any :-)
Derek Duerden
Ed Jones(XLIX)
Watch that documentary if you get a chance.
It was fascinating.