Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
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“Genius. Hero. Outcast.”
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.
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Ed Stoppard
Alan Turing
Known for
The Pianist
Knightfall
Henry Goodman
Franz Greenbaum
Known for
The New Pope
The Saint
Paul McGann
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Luther
Alien³
Asa Briggs
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine
Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David Leavitt
Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Rolf Noskwith
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Dermot Turing
Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Christopher Morcom
Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian Stewart
Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
Clare Beavan Director · Nic Stacey Director Craig Warner Writer
United States release October 17, 2012 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Furnace, Channel 4 Television
Production
Story Center Films
Production
Furnace
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 21, 2011
TV · Channel 4
United States · October 17, 2012
Theatrical
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