Rent Enigma (2001)
3.2 of 5 from 110 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
Enigma is director Michael Apted's skillful adaptation of the best seller by Robert Harris. In March 1943 the code breakers at Bletchley Park, Britain's top secret intelligence station, are facing their worst nightmare. Nazi U boats have unexpectedly changed the code by which they communicate with each other and the German High Command. An Allied merchant shipping convoy crossing the Atlantic with 10,000 passengers and vital supplies is in danger of attack. The authorities turn for help to Tom Jericho, a brilliant young mathematician and code breaker. Unknown to his colleagues, Jericho (Dougray Scott) has another equally baffling enigma of his own to unravel. Claire (Saffron Burrows), the woman with whom he has fallen in love, has disappeared from Bletchley just when the authorities suspect there may be a spy at the Park. To get to the bottom of both mysteries he enlists the help of Hester (Kate Winslet), Claire's best friend. Together they keep one step ahead of the secret services (led by a suave Jeremy Northam) and investigate Claire's mysterious life, reaching a conclusion that uncovers international and personal betrayals. - Actors:
- Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, Jeremy Northam, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tom Hollander, Donald Sumpter, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard Leaf, Ian Felce, Bohdan Poraj, Paul Rattray, Richard Katz, Tom Fisher, Robert Pugh, Corin Redgrave, Nicholas Rowe, Angus MacInnes, Mary Macleod, Michael Troughton
- Directors:
- Michael Apted
- Writers:
- Robert Harris, Tom Stoppard
- Studio:
- Miramax
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
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- Drama Films & TV, The Golden Age of British Pop Musicals, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Agatha Christie Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Formats:
- Pal
- Colour:
- Colour
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Lame War Spy Drama - Enigma review by GI
Adapted from the novel by Robert Harris this is a routine war drama set at Bletchley Park the now famous centre of British code breaking. Unlike The Imitation Game (2014) this is not a story that attempts to tell a history, the story is a work of fiction with the odd very loose reference to real people. The story here is that the Germans have sneakily changed their codes and Tom (Dougray Scott), a maths genius who broke their codes before, is hastily summonsed back to Bletchley. He isn't well thought of by the top brass as he had an emotional meltdown over his obsessive love for Claire (Saffron Burrows), who has since disappeared. Along with her roommate, Hester (Kate Winslet) he sets out to find her as he believes she may have been spying. This leads to lots of emotional chases and daft plot twists in a mediocre espionage story that fails to really get going. Good support cast that includes Tom Hollander and Jeremy Northam amongst others but they don't make up for an average and silly story.
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