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Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

2012 · Movie · 81 min

6.8(33)unSUB Rating

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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 (input)
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

    Ed Stoppard

    as Alan Turing

  • Henry Goodman

    Henry Goodman

    as Franz Greenbaum

  • Paul McGann

    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

    Ian Stewart

    as Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)

Directed by Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey