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Where U-571 scores highly is in its wealth of period detail: every cog and lever that operates the U-boat is dwelt upon lovingly. It looks and feels completely authentic. The central historical inaccuracy, that the first naval Enigma machine was in fact captured by a British ship, is apologetically mentioned in the end credits. The movie makes no claim to be a true story, admittedly, but other fictional dramas have dealt with the same subject more effectively. Try the magnificent Das Boot, for example, then The Cruel Sea, after which U-571 will seem very unambitious indeed. --Mark Walker
On the DVD: The director himself interviews two naval officers, one American and one British. The British officer is Lt. Commander David Balme, the very man who captured the first naval Enigma machine from U-110 in 1941; the American is the movie's technical adviser, Vice Admiral Patrick Hannifin. The Enigma machine itself is described briefly by an American cryptologist. There's also an old American documentary short about the 1944 capture of the U-505 in the Pacific and a "making of" featurette. The director provides a detailed commentary. --Mark Walker
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Story of U-571
The Enigma
Director's Commentary
Anamorphic 16:9
Dolby Digital
English Subtitles
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dire acting; appalling directing; shameful history.,
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This review is from: U-571 [DVD] [2000] (DVD)
If I could award this film no stars I would. There is nothing positive to say about it. As a historian, I bought this film well aware that its interpretation was tripe, but I enjoy both sub movies and action films so ... However, the staggering tragedy of this film is its failure to involve, despite the dramatic gift of being set in a sub, a surefire tension-filled setting. Instead, it becomes a comedy for all the wrong reasons. The acting is dire (Harvey Keitel's worst ever performance), the script is nonsense, the history is ... [expletives removed] ... , and the director should be ... Sorry, but words defy me. Even the audio fails to live up to DVD expectations. The much-quoted Das Boot, originally released in 1982, is now on DVD with far superior surround sound effects. Those who enjoyed this should really question their standards. I feel scarred. Absolutely dreadful.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not that bad,
By A Customer
This review is from: U-571 [DVD] [2000] (DVD)
Out of the submarine movies out there this is ok at best, as so many people have mentioned history has been re written again but by now what do we expect!Its worth a watch but your time would be better spend watching The Hunt for Red October or the fantastic Das Boot. I own both but would never buy U 571.
44 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A disgraceful rewrite of history,
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This review is from: U-571 [DVD] [2000] (DVD)
I think this film is best summed up by the writing on the front of the DVD packaging: "nine ordinary men are about to change history." - yeah, literally. Why? What is it that makes Holywood producers want to piss on the memory of the heroes of the Royal Navy by pretending that it was someone else who did it? In fact, why does Holywood seem to want to write the British out of just about every single war movie?
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