I suppose what is galling about U-571 Carl is that the great mass of US cinema goers would believe it, or something like it. The classic Hollywood portrayal of the Brits is either as effete, bungling or rigidgly class-ridden. The Germans are either incompetent or evil, usually both. To be honest it gets a little tiresome, especially thw WW2 according to Spielberg approach.

The capture of the enigma is far more complex than just accidentally finding it on a submarine. The Rn went out and ambushed German weather ships for the keys with marked success, whilst Blethcley got better and better, ending with our superb Colossus machines designed by a little guy from the Post Office.

These stories do not really make good Hollywood. Alan Turing is not really a hero the mid-west would appreciate (Repressed, Homosexual, British, Civilian and Brilliant usually don't go down well individually, never mind in combination)and neither are any of the others. Even the Us code-breaking contribution as part of Enigma wouldn't film well.

As for European war films, who in the US would watch them? We've had Stalingrad and Das Boot from the Germans, some B&W 50's propaganda from the British and some lies about the Maquis from the French.

Perhaps we ought to do the Burning of Washington to counterbalance The Patriot as well? The Battle of Bladensburg would shoot really well, unlike the US troops of course...

Jumbo

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