“Six minutes... is that even possible?” – Stewart Menzies, The Imitation Game ... Movie Quotes Database

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Stewart Menzies

[candidates are taking a timed test]

Six minutes... is that even possible?

Alan Turing

No, it takes me eight.

Alan Turing

[Joan Clarke raises her hand]

You're finished?... Five minutes forty-eight seconds.

Joan Clarke

You said to finish under six minutes.

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Alan Turing Benedict Cumberbatch More Alan Turing quotes →

Joan Clarke Keira Knightley More Joan Clarke quotes →

Stewart Menzies Mark Strong More Stewart Menzies quotes →

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