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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Harris (novel)
Tom Stoppard (screenplay)
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Release Date:
28 September 2001 (UK) more
Tagline:
10,000,000,000,000,000+ combinations - 24 hours to get it right more
Plot:
A young genius frantically races against time to crack an enemy code and solve the mystery surrounding the woman he loves. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Enigma - Das Geheimnis (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for a sex scene and language.
Runtime:
119 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (f) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37517)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Hester Wallace adjusts her spectacles 16 separate times throughout the movie. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the opening scene we see concrete sleepers on the railway line which were not introduced until early 1980s. more
Quotes:
Claire Romilly: Poor you. I really got under your skin, didn't I? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful) more

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24 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
Read the book, 5 May 2002
Author: Dirk-41 from England

... it is a faithful and gripping account of the activities of Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park codebreakers. The film is a soggy, anachronistic, fictionalised mess. The truth is far stranger and more compelling. A waste of an opportunity to redress the imbalance created by "U-5

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