U-571 is a thrilling and powerful war film from writer/director Jonathan Mostow. A description of tropes appearing in U-571. A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying … A group of U.S. soldiers secure the Nazis communication machine... but getting it home is the hard part. With Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi. It definitely is. When I watched the film it disgusted me. Released in 2000 and directed by Jonathan Mostow, this World War II movie Very Loosely Based on a True Story is … The Nazis used a code machine called Enigma. U-571 is a World War II drama based upon a real story. The fictional 2000 U.S. war film U-571 has no relation to this U-boat, but is very loosely based on the British capture of U-110 and her Enigma and cipher keys. The Americans came up with a daring plan, but things went wrong. The United States decided to try to capture one from a damaged U-Boat. 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