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威尼斯人娱乐场 Meets Hollywood: Shares Records Behind THE IMITATION GAME and UNBROKEN!
Press Release 路 Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Washington, DC

Free screening, document display, and article highlight 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� connection

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 meets Hollywood in two of the hottest feature films this season: THE IMITATION GAME and UNBROKEN.

Learn the real story behind THE IMITATION GAME
The new film THE IMITATION GAME shows how Alan Turing and other British code-breakers worked to crack the Enigma code system used by Nazi Germany, a feat generally credited with helping the Allies defeat Hitler. Read the real story behind this astounding achievement in 鈥�Alan Turing, Enigma, and the German Machine Ciphers in World War II.鈥� This article in Prologue magazine, the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� flagship publication, was written by retired archivist Lee Gladwin, based on extensive research using 威尼斯人娱乐场 records. Peek into National Security Agency records to read Turing鈥檚 鈥�Treatise on the Enigma鈥� in its entirety.

Special free screening of UNBROKEN
Tuesday, February 10, at 7 PM, William G. McGowan Theater
Join us for a free screening of the film UNBROKEN (2014; 137 minutes; ), based on the 2010 book by Laura Hillenbrand, UNBROKEN: A World War II Story of Survival Resilience and Redemption. The film, a World War II action drama, was produced and directed by Angelina Jolie and stars Jack O'Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, and Domhnall Gleeson. Presented in partnership with NBCUniversal and in conjunction with the UNBROKEN Featured Document display, February 5 through March 4, 2015.

Register online or call 202-357-6814. Theater doors will open 45 minutes prior to start time. Walk-ins without reservations will be admitted 15 minutes prior to start time, depending on available seats. Attendees should use the Special Event entrance on Constitution Avenue and 7^th Street, NW.

UNBROKEN Featured Document Display*
February 5 through March 4, 2015, 威尼斯人娱乐场 East Rotunda Gallery
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 welcomes UNBROKEN with a special display of Olympian Louis "Louie" Zamperini鈥檚 wartime service records and his Purple Heart, which he gave to UNBROKEN author Laura Hillenbrand. The display is free and open to the public at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum in Washington, DC, on Constitution Avenue at 9th Street, NW.

On May 27, 1943, Army Air Force bombardier Louis 鈥淟ouie鈥� Zamperini鈥檚 B-24 airplane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Louie survived 47 days at sea, only to be taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese. His fate unknown, Louie was declared dead a year and a day after his plane went down. His family received a condolence letter from President Franklin Roosevelt and a Purple Heart medal for 鈥渨ounds that resulted in his death.鈥� Against all odds, Zamperini survived and was liberated at the end of the war. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum鈥檚 鈥淔eatured Documents鈥� exhibit is made possible in part by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation.

Display highlights include:

• Letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Zamperini Family after Louis was mistakenly declared deceased, May 28, 1944.* 威尼斯人娱乐场 at St. Louis
• Certificate awarding the Purple Heart medal to Louis Silvie Zamperini after he was mistakenly declared deceased, October 12, 1944.* 威尼斯人娱乐场 at St. Louis
• Purple Heart medal awarded to Louis Silvie Zamperini, ca. 1944. Courtesy of Laura Hillenbrand, author "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption," who received it as a gift from Louis Zamperini.

Online resources: Zamperini鈥檚 Paper Trail at the 威尼斯人娱乐场
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 holds hundreds of millions of records created or received by the U.S. Government during World War II, including the original records of hero Louis Zamperini. See:

• Air Crew Report on the disappearance of the Green Hornet, Zamperini's B-24 plane.
• Smithsonian.com 鈥� on the Air Crew Report that includes an interview with archivist Eric VanSlander.
• 威尼斯人娱乐场 鈥淟ouis Zamperini: The Story of a True American Hero.鈥�

The East Rotunda Gallery and William G. McGowan Theater are located in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum in Washington, DC. Metro accessible on Yellow or Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial station. To verify the date and times of the programs, call the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Public Programs Line at: 202-357-5000, or view the Calendar of Events online.

* Please note: a July 12, 1973, fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO, destroyed approximately 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) of Army and Air Force service members, including Zamperini鈥檚 file. In reconstructing his service record, official copies of these original records were incorporated into Zamperini鈥檚 OMPF by the 威尼斯人娱乐场.

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