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Enigma (2001)

15 119 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Romance  -   28 September 2001 (UK)
6.4
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A young genius frantically races against time to crack an enemy code and solve the mystery surrounding the woman he loves.

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers:

Robert Harris (novel), Tom Stoppard (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dougray Scott ...
Kate Winslet ...
Saffron Burrows ...
Jeremy Northam ...
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ...
Puck (as Nikolaj Coster Waldau)
Tom Hollander ...
Donald Sumpter ...
Matthew Macfadyen ...
Richard Leaf Richard Leaf ...
Ian Felce Ian Felce ...
Bohdan Poraj Bohdan Poraj ...
Paul Rattray Paul Rattray ...
Richard Katz Richard Katz ...
Tom Fisher Tom Fisher ...
Robert Pugh ...
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Storyline

During the heart of World War II, in March of 1943, cryptoanalysts at Britain's code-breaking center have discovered to their horror that Nazi U-boats have changed their Enigma Code. Authorities enlist the help of a brilliant young man named Tom Jericho to help them break the code again. The possibility of a spy within the British code-breakers' ranks looms and Tom's love, Claire, has disappeared. To solve the mysteries, Tom recruits Claire's best friend, Hester Wallace. In investigating Claire's personal life, the pair discovers personal and international betrayals. Written by Anna <dimenxia@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Spy | Nazi | Suspicion | U Boat | Code Breaking  | See more »

Taglines:

Crack the Code See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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Country:

UK | USA | Germany | Netherlands

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Enigma - Das Geheimnis See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£796,776 (UK) (30 September 2001) (267 Screens)

Gross:

$4,298,329 (USA) (24 November 2002)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

When he's tapping on the desk with a pencil, Tom is spelling out "Claire" in Morse code. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When Hester and Tom Jericho are sat in the car in the barn kissing, the light reflected off Hester's glasses, show them to be modern coated lenses. Coated lenses would not have been around during the 1940's. See more »

Quotes

Wigram: Were you surprised when you heard that Admiral Donitz had changed the weather code?
Tom Jericho: Well, the Germans were always nervous about Enigma. That was the reason Shark came on in the first place...
Wigram: But the Germans believe Enigma's supposed to be infallible, because it would take people a thousand years to figure out the settings for one day, and they are changed every day. But we don't use people for that, do we, Mr. Jericho?
Tom Jericho: No.
Wigram: No. And that is the secret inside the secret: your thinking machines. Day and night, clackety-clack, programmed with a menu provided by your amazing brain, narrowing down the infinite possibilities to just a few million. And if anyone tells the Germans about that... there goes the war.
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Connections

Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"You'll Never Know"
(1943)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
© Bregman Vocco and Conn Inc.
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Limited
Performed by Anne Shelton
Licensed courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited See more »