Matt LeBlanc as Captain Steven O'Rourke.After he is captured, the team retrieves him and returns safely to England, leaving the Germans with the impression they have all the Enigma machines and the British are still desperate to obtain one. Archie volunteers to be captured with the machine to allow the mission to 'fail'. Leaving Germany with an Enigma machine would, in fact, destroy the usefulness of the machine, as the Germans would know it was stolen and switch to a different code system. They were specifically chosen as the team most likely to fail. Just before they leave Germany, they realize they were tricked-the British government already had the device, but wanted to make the Germans think they were still after it. They manage to retrieve the Enigma machine, against the expectations of the British army. Aided by Romy, a sympathiser to their cause, they find their way to the factory. American O'Rourke (LeBlanc), British transvestite Tony Parker (Izzard), genius Johnno (David Birkin), and the reluctant Archie (James Cosmo) are sent to infiltrate the factory dressed as women.ĭropped in the wrong area, the team must first try to find their bearings.

Unfortunately the factory is populated entirely by women, and they only have men to send. Having failed in previous attempts, they decide to send four men undercover to the factory that makes the devices in Berlin. Made on a budget of $15 million, the film received heavily negative reviews from critics, and it earned only $23,662 in the United States.ĭuring World War II the British army is attempting to retrieve an Enigma machine from Germany. All the Queen's Men is a 2001 English-language action comedy war film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Izzard.

All the Queen's Men by Chara Croft