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Originally Posted by Gnomey U-571, portrayed the American's capturing the Enigma machine when it was infact the British. |
On a historical note: the real U-571 was sunk in 1944 off the coast of Ireland by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland.
The resupply submarine which was sent by the US was a great idea for a movie, but when the US crew storms the wounded enemy U-boat, there would've been no chance of boarding him. The dive time for a type VIIC was approximately 25 seconds. The attack scene lasted several minutes.
Other parts of the movie weren't detailed correctly either, when the enemys torpedo's "brushed" by Matthew McConaughey's captured U-571, they would've been dead in real life (German torpedo's used a magnetic trigger which went off when close to metal).