Bogarde shines as the title character, a mathematics wizard who is employed by the British government to decipher enemy codes. Besides his involvement with espionage, he starts up a romance with new code-breaking recruit York. Gielgud turns in his usual brilliant performance as the stout
chief of the cryptography bureau. Inventive and amusing, but never really rising above the norm for long.
Released:
1968
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins