Movie Description
Breaking the Code
(1996)Overview
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk.
Featured Crew
- Director : Herbert Wise
- Producer : Andrew Rowley,Jack Emery
- Writer : Hugh Whitemore
- Editor : Laurence Méry-Clark
- Cast : Derek Jacobi,Alun Armstrong,Blake Ritson,Prunella Scales,Harold Pinter,Julian Kerridge,Richard Johnson,Amanda Root,William Mannering
Cast
Alan Turing
Mick Ross
Christopher Morcom
Sara Turing
John Smith
Ron Miller
Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
Patricia 'Pat' Green
Young Alan Turing
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Facts
Original TitleBreaking the Code
Status Released
Release Information
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1996-09-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- History
- Drama
- TV Movie
