Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

Genius. Hero. Outcast. 2012-10-17 United Kingdom 84 Min. PG-13
6.138 29 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Ed Stoppard is Alan Turing
Alan Turing
Henry Goodman is Franz Greenbaum
Franz Greenbaum
Paul McGann is Himself - Narrator (voice)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Asa Briggs is Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine is Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David Leavitt is Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Rolf Noskwith is Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Dermot Turing is Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Christopher Morcom is Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian Stewart is Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)

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