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Enigma

Enigma

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20016.31h 59m

Overview

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

Directed by Michael Apted
Written by Tom Stoppard, Robert Harris
Produced by Mick Jagger, Lorne Michaels, David Brown
Box Office0Revenue: $15.7M

Top Cast

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott

Tom Jericho

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Hester Wallace

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Claire Romilly

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Mr. Wigram

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Puck

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Logie

Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Leveret

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Cave

Richard Leaf

Richard Leaf

Baxter

Bohdan Poraj

Bohdan Poraj

Pinker

Themes & Keywords

friendshipsubmarinefemale loverworld war iiradio transmissionleavecryptographysecret formulasegunda guerra mundialsubmarinocriptografia

About Enigma

Enigma is a mystery, drama, thriller, romance, war film released in 2001 exploring themes of friendship, submarine, female lover, world war ii, radio transmission, leave. Directed by Michael Apted, it stars Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows. The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

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