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Actor: Dougray Scott, Jeremy Northam, Kate Winslet, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Saffron BurrowsBrand: Ingram
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Enigma
DVD Review: More lies
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm getting seriously sick and tired of the portrayal of Poles in World War II. Too many people (such as Brits, Americans, etc) due to ignorance and misinformation see them as vile, stupid, lazy, anti-semites who had not done anything to contribute to the victory in WWII. All that is just plain nonsense and this movie is just another example of historical misinformation that portrays the British in as good a light as possible and at the same time diminishes the Polish contribution to the war extensively and even attempts to portray them as villains.
FIRST, in numerous films and documentaries (INCLUDING THIS ONE), it's always shown the it was the British who were the ones who cracked the code, that it was the British who were the most responsible for this, THE POLISH ROLE IS ALWAYS considerably MARGINALIZED. Where as IN FACT, it was the POLES and Polish mathematicians who first cracked enigma back in the early 30s and who had been reading the German enigma all along during that decade. MARIAN REJEWSKI, JERZY ROZYCKI and HENRYK ZYGALSKI were the POLISH MATHEMATICIANS who had first succeeded to EVER break the Enigma code. Their work was later presented to the British and French in July of 1939 and that's how the British first got started with the Enigma. They weren't the ones to initially crack it or break it, it was the Poles, and it was the Poles who presented the British with the foundation for later cracking the German codes when more and more rotors were introduced. BUT HARDLY ANYONE MENTIONS THAT. THAT'S ONE BIG EXAMPLE OF BRITISH MISINFORMATION REGARDING THE POLES.
SECOND, this movies suggests that it was a POLE (and not a real but a deliberately made-up FICTIONAL character at that!) who worked at Bletchley Park that became a traitor. WHERE AS IN FACT, it was a REAL BRITISH citizen who actually worked there and was the traitor. His name was JOHN CAIRNCROSS and he spied for the USSR. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DELIBERATE BRITISH MISINFORMATION REGARDING THE POLES. ALSo, THERE WERE THE CAMBRIDGE 5, the British spies who spied for RUSSIA since the early 30s up until the mid 50s. THEY CAUSED INCALCULABLE DAMAGE TO THE WEST AS A RESULT. (WHY COULDN'T THE TRAITOR HAVE BEEN BRITISH??? To make it more realistic, or French, who were known to betray resistance fighters and allied pilots shut down over France)
If you want to get a quick background on this READ THE ARTICLE ON WIKIPEDIA and scroll down to where it says CRITICISM [...].
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(if any of you want a list of historical books on this subject so you can do further and more in-depth research then let me know)
Not only did Poles fight in every campaign and on every front of the war IN ADDITION TO CRACKING THE ENIGMA CODE, but they also helped to save Britain During the BATTLE OF BRITAIN. The POLISH 303 KOSCIUSZKO SQUADRON shot down more airplanes in less time than ANY OTHER ALLIED UNIT in that battle. They captured MONTE CASSINO, they fought in Operation Market Garden, they fought in Berlin. THEY CREATED THE BIGGEST and BEST ORGANIZED resistance army in EUROPE at the time, the ARMIA KRAJOWA, or the HOME ARMY. THEY FOUGHT IN THE WARSAW UPRISING. STARVING, low on ammo, weapons, and manpower, they resisted the GERMANS FOR over 2 MONTHS!.
THUS I AM SERIOUSLY SICK AND TIRED OF THIS BLATANTLY INACCURATE, UNTRUE AND ABSOLUTELY SHAMEFUL PORTRAYAL OF POLES IN THAT CONFLICT. THIS MOVIE IS JUST ANOTHER BIG EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF RIDICULOUS PORTRAYAL. THE POLES WERE OUR FAITHFUL AND COURAGEOUS ALLIES FROM THE START, AND THEY DESERVE TO BE PORTRAYED AS SO!
Description of Enigma
The best minds in england gathered to face their worst nightmare: the nazis have changed the code key for the enigma machine. Since theyre unable to monitor the nazi u-boats communication the clock is ticking for an allied convoy crossing the atlantic with 10000 passengers and vital supplies. Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 06/03/2003 Starring: Dougray Scott Jeremy Northam Run time: 119 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael AptedBestsellers in DVD
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