Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
# Genius. Hero. Outcast.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2012-10-17
⌚ Running Time:
84 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.1
Beloved Cast
Alan Turing
Ed Stoppard
Franz Greenbaum
Henry Goodman
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Paul McGann
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Asa Briggs
Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine
Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
David Leavitt
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Rolf Noskwith
Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Dermot Turing
Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Christopher Morcom
Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
Ian Stewart
