Quote Originally Posted by The Bloop View Post
Several Hollywood backed WWII based films made at the time exaggerated the roles of American personnel in the stories, partly to give the actors a higher profile and hopefully a greater box office return.
The Great Escape being a classic example.
'U571' had the Americans capturing the enigma machine from a German U Boat and turning the tide of WW2.

Only they didn't.

It got high ratings from the reviewers in the USA but was panned here for re-writing history and stealing someone else's achievement.