9 Apr
2001
9 Apr
'01
11:40 a.m.
I haven't seen Enigma yet but I highly recommend the movie "U 571".
It's
mainly an action/adventure flick but it does go into the attempts by the
Allies to capture German U-boats intact so that the Allies can capture the
code books and Enigma machines used on board.
Joe
At 09:46 AM 4/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
From: "Craig Sawyers"
<c.sawyers(a)tech-enterprise.com>
To: <greenkeys(a)qth.net>
Subject: RE: [GreenKeys] Refinishing question...
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:52:44 +0100
I
demonstrated the M14 Strip Printer with Gumming Desk. They want to
film the unit later this month.
Thinking of WWII period stuff, you all might be interested in a film that
will be released in the US in August/September called Enigma. It is a
dramatisation of a novel by Harris of the same name, and has been produced
by Mick Jagger.
Reason I know about this is that I have been restoring some cipher equipment
at Bletchley Park, and that is where much of the filming was done, and where
all the props are. These are ridiculously convincing! There is a full size
replica of the centre section of a U-boat, complete with rust streaks (you
feel obliged to knock on it to convince yourself it isn't made of metal),
and a 30 foot scale model of a whole U-boat for long shots. There are
several Turing Bombe replicas, and three Typex cipher machines (these look
so convincing I leant on one of them to reach something, and it toppled
over! They usually weigh a hundredweight!).
Anyway - those in the UK, or visiting, can see the props as well as real
exhibits. I'm looking forward to seeing the film!
Craig
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