The Red Machine

2009
Not Rated
1h 24min

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6,1/10

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Lee Perkins and Donal Thoms-Cappello in The Red Machine (2009)

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWashington, DC, 1935: At the height of the Great Depression, a charming and irrepressible young thief is forced to help an icy and mysterious United States Navy spy steal a brand new device ... Tout lireWashington, DC, 1935: At the height of the Great Depression, a charming and irrepressible young thief is forced to help an icy and mysterious United States Navy spy steal a brand new device that the Japanese military is using to encode its top-secret messages. During the mission,... Tout lireWashington, DC, 1935: At the height of the Great Depression, a charming and irrepressible young thief is forced to help an icy and mysterious United States Navy spy steal a brand new device that the Japanese military is using to encode its top-secret messages. During the mission, which is complicated by the spy's dark past in Tokyo, the two discover that they are pawn... Tout lire

Réalisation
- Stephanie Argy
- Alec Boehm
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

6,1/10

275

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Stephanie Argy
- Alec Boehm
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 4 victoires et 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Agnes Driscoll, played by Meg Brogan, is a fictionalization of an actual historical person. The real Agnes Driscoll, who is sometimes described as "the first lady of naval cryptology," was one of the U.S. Navy's leading cryptanalysts during the twentieth century. She died in 1971 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Gaffes
As Eddie and the lieutenant arrive at the code breaking building, there is what looks like a modern air-conditioning unit mounted high on the outside wall.

Citations
F. Ellis Coburn: It's a capital offense, you know.
Eddie Doyle: What?
F. Ellis Coburn: What we're doing. It's espionage. If they catch us, the Japanese have every right to ship us back to Tokyo and have us executed.
Eddie Doyle: You never told me that.
F. Ellis Coburn: Didn't I?
Eddie Doyle: No. I would have remembered that.
F. Ellis Coburn: It's true.
Eddie Doyle: You're just saying that to try and cheer me up.
F. Ellis Coburn: It might not make the Denver Post, but it's one hell of an accomplishment.

Crédits fous
Is there any significance to the letters marked during the ending credits?

Bandes originales
space hole
Written by robin jackson
Performed by marchfourth marching band

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8/10

1935 Espionage Caper Buddy Movie

Highly recommended. A 1935 espionage 'caper'. Elements of humour but not enough, thank goodness, to distract from the essential drama. The Japanese suddenly start using new cryptography leaving the US Navy code-breakers with their pants down. A stoical lieutenant (why the hell he is still a lieutenant will keep you guessing) is brought out of his backwater job to recruit a local safe-cracking crook. They form a begrudging partnership based on mutual respect and it goes from there with some indistinct flashbacks to fill in the gaps without spelling it all out for you. Hard to believe it was made on a small budget. The period costumes and 'feel' are excellent. Look out for it. Brilliant.