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The film follows a World War II German submarine boarded by American submariners to capture her Enigma cipher machine. Although the film was financially successful and received generally positive reviews from critics, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, the fictitious plot
Apr 21, 2000 · U-571: Directed by Jonathan Mostow. With Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi. A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
- (87K)
- Action, War
- Jonathan Mostow
- 2000-04-21
When a German U-571 submarine with a sophisticated encryption machine onboard is sunk during a World War II battle at sea, the Allies send an American Navy force led by Lieutenant Andrew Tyler...
- (117)
- Jonathan Mostow
- PG-13
- Matthew Mcconaughey
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Aug 26, 2023 · ‘U-571’ is partially based on a true story. The film’s creator, Jonathan Mostow, found his muse in the historical events of May 9, 1941, where British forces orchestrated a daring raid on a German U-boat, absconding with the coveted Enigma machine.
Summaries. A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine. In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazis have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes.
Apr 21, 2000 · The unbreakable Enigma code allows the Nazis to control the shipping lanes. The mission of Dahlgren, Tyler and their men: Disguise their U.S. sub as a Nazi vessel, get to the other sub before the German rescuers can, impersonate Germans, capture the sub with a boarding party, grab Enigma and sink the sub so the rescuers won't suspect what happened.
If all goes according to plan, the crew will take the Germans as prisoners and steal Enigma if the plan fails, nine U.S. soldiers will be trapped in a submarine in the middle of hostile, enemy waters with little or no chance of survival.
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