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Enigma

An in-depth account of the World War II project to crack the Enigma cipher—the cryptographic machine the Germans used to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

Director(s)

Michael Apted

Cathy Doubleday

Angela Wharton

Michael Elliott

Cast & Crew

Hywel Simons

Hywel Simons

Male Lodger

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott

Tom Jericho

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Admiral Trowbridge

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Claire Romilly

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Mr. Wigram

Anne-Marie Duff

Anne-Marie Duff

Kay

Donald Sumpter

Donald Sumpter

Leveret

Michael Apted

Michael Apted

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Tom Fisher

Tom Fisher

Upjohn

Mary MacLeod

Mary MacLeod

Mrs. Armstrong

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Logie

Angus MacInnes

Angus MacInnes

Commander Hammerbeck

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Hester Wallace

Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

Skynner

Angela Wharton

Angela Wharton

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Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Heaviside

Richard Leaf

Richard Leaf

Baxter

Michael Elliott

Michael Elliott

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Puck

Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas Rowe

Villiers

Tim Bentinck

Tim Bentinck

U-boat Commander

Bohdan Poraj

Bohdan Poraj

Pinker

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Cave

Richard Katz

Richard Katz

De Brooke

Cathy Doubleday

Cathy Doubleday

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Emma Buckley

Emma Buckley

Land Army Girl

Emma Davies

Emma Davies

Pamela

Michael Troughton

Michael Troughton

Mr. Mermagen

Paul Rattray

Paul Rattray

Kingcome

Rosie Thomson

Rosie Thomson

Duty Clerk

Mirjam de Rooij

Mirjam de Rooij

Lady Lodger

Details

GenresMystery, Drama, Thriller, Romance, War
Runtime1h 59 mins
Released on22 Jan 2001
Languageen
Produced InGermany
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Reviews

r96sk

7/10

After a slow start, <em>'Enigma'</em> picks itself up to deliver a good film. The first chunk of events are very slow, with Jericho (Dougray Scott) and the story coming across extremely uninteresting. Thankfully, everything eventually turns the other way and I ended up liking both, Scott himself does an admirable job. Talking of the cast, you also have the likes of Kate Winslet (Hester), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Puck) and Tom Hollander (Guy) appear. The premise revolves around World War II and the role of codebreakers in it. I, admittedly, don't have major knowledge of the Bletchley Park bunch, but it's cool seeing a plot involving them; even if it is fictionalised. The film also has a nice score attached to it by John Barry - his final (accepted) one, in fact. Not massively memorable, but not forgettable either. Worth seeing.

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