Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
Genius. Hero. Outcast.
2012 | 84m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey |
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| Writer: | Craig Warner |
| Staring: |
| Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German naval Enigma Code during World War II, arguably saving millions of lives. Turing's achievements went unrecognised during his lifetime. Instead he ended up being treated as a common criminal, for being homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were a crime. In 1952, he was convicted of 'gross indecency' with another man and was forced to undergo so-called 'organo-therapy' - chemical castration. Two years later, he killed himself with cyanide, aged just 41. Alan Turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation he'd done so much to save. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 2012 |
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| Director: | Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey |
| Writer: | Craig Warner |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Documentary |
| Keywords | suicide, world war ii, cryptographic device, biography, genius, male homosexuality, cryptologist, cryptography, computer science |
| Production Companies | Channel 4 Television, Story Center Films, Furnace |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ed Stoppard | Alan Turing |
| Henry Goodman | Franz Greenbaum |
| Paul McGann | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Asa Briggs | Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park |
| Jean Valentine | Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park |
| David Leavitt | Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer |
| Rolf Noskwith | Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park |
| Dermot Turing | Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew |
| Christopher Morcom | Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC) |
| Ian Stewart | Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andy Jackson | Director of Photography |
| Clare Beavan | Director |
| Craig Warner | Writer |
| Edward White | Music |
| Rob Goldie | Director of Photography |
| Nic Stacey | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Sen | Executive Producer |
| Clare Beavan | Producer |
| Ryan Greenawalt | Executive Producer |
| Patrick Sammon | Executive Producer |
| Jennifer Beamish | Producer |
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