Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

Genius. Hero. Outcast.

  • Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2012-10-17
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 30 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Story Center Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Directors: Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey.
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Summary

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

    as Alan Turing
  • Henry Goodman

    as Franz Greenbaum
  • Paul McGann

    as Himself - Narrator (voice)
  • Asa Briggs

    as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
  • Jean Valentine

    as Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
  • David Leavitt

    as Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
  • Rolf Noskwith

    as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
  • Dermot Turing

    as Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
  • Christopher Morcom

    as Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
  • Ian Stewart

    as Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
Production Clare Beavan Producer
Directing Clare Beavan Director
Writing Craig Warner Writer
Sound Edward White Music
Camera Andy Jackson Director of Photography
Production Patrick Sammon Executive Producer
Production Paul Sen Executive Producer
Camera Rob Goldie Director of Photography
Production Jennifer Beamish Producer
Production Ryan Greenawalt Executive Producer
Directing Nic Stacey Director

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