Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
2012 · Movie · 81 min · ★ 5.9
CODEBREAKER re-counts the story of this maverick British genius, Alan Turing, who was crucial to founding three fields of science as well as breaking the Nazi's naval Enigma code during World War II. Historians credit his code breaking with helping to shorten the way by two years and saving millions of lives.
Also known as Codebreaker: The Alan Turing Story · Codebreaker
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-10-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 81 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (33 votes)
Themes
- suicide
- world war ii
- genius
- cryptographic device
- male homosexuality
- mental health
- cryptologist
- cryptography
- computer science
- life and career
- biographical documentary
- identity struggle
Cast & crew
Ed Stoppard
as Alan Turing
Henry Goodman
as Franz Greenbaum
Paul McGann
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- AB
Asa Briggs
as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
- JV
Jean Valentine
as Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
- DL
David Leavitt
as Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
- RN
Rolf Noskwith
as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
- DT
Dermot Turing
as Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
- CM
Christopher Morcom
as Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian Stewart
as Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
Directed by Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey