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Where was Enigma filmed?

2002 film, directed by Michael Apted.

  • Pinewood Studios

The story is set in England, about 102 miles (164 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
England
Filmed in
Pinewood Studios
Distance
About 102 miles (164 km) between England and the nearest filming location.
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About Enigma

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Released
2002
Director
Michael Apted
Cast
Dougray ScottKate WinsletJeremy NorthamSaffron BurrowsNikolaj Coster-WaldauTom HollanderDonald SumpterMatthew MacfadyenCorin RedgraveNicholas Rowe
Genre
SpyWarRomanceDramaDetective
Based on
Enigma

The British cryptanalysts have cracked the "Shark" cipher once before, and they need to do it again to keep track of U-boat locations.

The film begins with Tom Jericho returning to Bletchley after a month of recovering from a nervous breakdown brought on by his failed love affair with a coworker named Claire Romilly.

Jericho immediately seeks to see her again and finds that she mysteriously disappeared a few days earlier.

Famous lines from Enigma

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Kate Bush in "December Will Be Magic Again".Enigma
  • Mysteries abound where most we seek for answers.Enigma
  • I want to hear you laugh. Don't let the mystery go now.Enigma
  • There are some mysteries so big that they will take the whole world to solve them.Enigma
  • Iris DeMent, "Let the Mystery Be", track 1 on her debut studio album Infamous AngelEnigma

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