Hot Millions

Hot Millions
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eric Till
Produced by	Mildred Freed Alberg
Written by	Ira Wallach Peter Ustinov
Starring	Peter Ustinov Maggie Smith Karl Malden Bob Newhart Robert Morley Cesar Romero
Music by	Laurie Johnson
Cinematography	Kenneth Higgins
Edited by	Richard Marden
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 19, 1968 (1968-09-19)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English

Hot Millions is a 1968 caper story made by MGM. It was directed by Eric Till and produced by Mildred Freed Alberg, from a collaborative screenplay by Ira Wallach and star Peter Ustinov. The music score was composed by Laurie Johnson, featuring the single "This Time" from Scottish singer Lulu. The cinematographer was Kenneth Higgins.

Con artist Marcus Pendleton has just been released from prison for embezzlement. He has emerged into a world increasingly reliant on computers. He convinces computer programmer Caesar Smith to follow his lifelong dream of hunting moths in the Amazon Rainforest. Assuming Caesar's identity, he gains employment; however, he uses the computer systems to send claim cheques to himself under various aliases and addresses all over Europe. For his Paris company the cheques go to 'Claude Debussy'; his cheques to Italy go to 'Gioachino Rossini', both famous composers. He meets and marries Patty, an inept secretary and frustrated flautist. As Caesar, he now has the problem of hiding his hot money. With his new wealth, he conducts an orchestra at the end of the film, with Patty playing flute and Gnatpole and Klemper as the audience.

Filmed at MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK and on location.

In the film, when Maggie Smith takes Bob Newhart shopping, she is seen buying an outfit at the Apple Boutique on Baker Street, London, which was owned by The Beatles. The boutique only operated for a few months before closing. Hot Millions provides one of the few filmed glimpses of the boutique's interior.