When you see a film based on a true story, do you think it should be an honest reflection or do you expect a bit of artistic licence?

British World War II veterans complained that blockbuster Saving Private Ryan only showed Americans in northern France. Now Hollywood is at it again.

Universal Studios is rewriting history by making a film about Americans who captured Hitler's Enigma machine and subsequently broke the Nazi codes. In reality, the British Navy seized the machine, and it was British experts who cracked the codes at the top-secret Bletchley Park base in Buckinghamshire.

Do you think film makers should stick to the facts, or does a bit of manipulation here and there make a better movie?

The studio says the film is not promoted as fact, although it is based on real events.

But the son of Captain Joe Baker-Cresswell, who led the mission to capture the Enigma machine, said he was disappointed by the film.

"It's a typical American approach. We've seen this time and time again."

The Royal Navy said it was not surprised by the Hollywood plans. "It is unfortunate, but it is not the first time, and I am sure it will not be the last, that Hollywood has distorted history."

What do you think - are we being deceived?

Should facts get in the way of a good film?

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