The 1968 film "Hot Millions" is a British crime caper comedy. Marcus Pendleton (Peter Ustinov) is released from prison, passes himself off as a computer expert named Caesar Smith, is hired by the London office of a large American company, and uses computers to send company checks to fictitious businesses. Marcus acquires a girlfriend named Patty Terwilliger (Maggie Smith) who becomes his wife and accomplice. A newspaper page with two articles appears. One article is about Britain introducing a seven-sided 50 new pence coin as part of the country's decimalization scheme. Willard C. Gnatpole (Bob Newhart), a company employee, visits the address of one of Marcus' fake companies, a barber shop in Rome Italy. Willard uses a telephone and asks an employee the cost of the phone call and then hands him some Italian coins.

Marcus Pendleton has been in Britain's Wormwood Scrubs prison for embezzling. The prison governor tells Marcus that he was not caught by people but by a computer.

One article is titled "A Computer Magnate Lord Chivas Austin to Bermuda today" and the other article is titled "Seven-sided c[oins] replace 10s n[otes]" The first part of the text of the coin article:

The 50 new pence coins were eventually minted from 1969 to 1981 to the specifications in the article.

A British 50 New Pence coin:

Copper-nickel, 30.0 mm, 13.5 gm

Marcus visits the London office of the American "TA-CAN-CO" or "Tacoma Concrete & Cement Company" and talks the manager, Carlton J. Klemper (Karl Malden), into hiring him as a computer expert.

Willard C. Gnatpole, Caesar Smith, and Carlton J. Klemper.

Patty Terwilliger is seated at a computer typewriter.

Caesar rents a room for his first fictitious company, "SOCIÉTÉ d' INSULATION ETOILE - PRESIDENT CLAUDE DEBUSSY" or "Star Insulation Company" Patty and Caesar have married and Patty becomes pregnant and learns of Caesar's scheme. In London they visit a fancy clothing store, the "Apple Boutique."

The store was located on Baker Street, was owned by the Beatles, and closed after a few months. The company learns of Caesar's scheme and Willard C. Gnatpole is sent to investigate. Willard visits Caesar's Rome Italy company address which is a barber shop and calls the company's London headquarters. Willard then asks the proprietor how much the phone call costs.

Willard asks "Uh, how-how much?" and "I got some with birds and some with trees on 'em."

Willard asks "All of them?"

Caesar and Patty fly to Rio de Janiero (Brazil) and settle in with one million pounds. Carlton and Willard fly to "Rio" and meet with them and Patty explains a solution.

Patty explains her solution and the company officers agree not to prosecute the pair.

Peter Ustinov as Marcus Pendleton
Maggie Smith as Patty Terwilliger
Bob Newhart as Willard C. Gnatpole
Karl Malden as Carlton J. Klemper
Maggie Smith as Patty Terwilliger
Director: Eric Till
Writers: Ira Wallach, Peter Ustinov