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DOUGRAY SCOTT KATE WINSLET JEREMY NORTHAM SAFFRON BURROWS TOM HOLLANDER and DONALD SUMPTER star in ENIGMA Crack The Code DVD - NEW - NEVER PLAYED!! - M-rated - 119-minutes - Colour - 2001-release - Drama, Mystery, Romance - REGION 4 - PAL - Original Oz release During the heart of World War II, in March of 1943, crypto analysts at Britain's code-breaking center have discovered to their horror that Nazi U-boats have changed their Enigma Code. Authorities enlist the help of a brilliant young man named Tom Jericho to help them break the code again. The possibility of a spy within the British code-breakers' ranks looms and Tom's love, Claire, has disappeared. To solve the mysteries, Tom recruits Claire's best friend, Hester Wallace. In investigating Claire's personal life, the pair discovers personal and international betrayals. I rate this film, "Enigma", highly, but first I will state my gripes. I The story is obviously fictional, based around a real code-breaking operation during WW II, but the DVD has not one "extra". It would have been a great addition to spend a few minutes reviewing some of the actual history of the German enigma machines and the allied success in breaking codes, along with some entertaining "making of" material. It is almost a crime to issue a DVD of a current film without at least a few interesting "extras." However, the story contained in the 115 minute film was told very well. It involved allied convoys of supplies from New York to Europe with German U-boats moving in for the kill, and the Germans changing the decoding guidelines suddenly. The task was to break the code and preserve the safety of such shipments. The story, set in England, included lost love, new love, spies, espionage, and just plain hard work. Very absorbing and gripping film. 8.5 out of 10