Codebreaker
2011, Film, 62 min, Biography, Documentary, Drama, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 64
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.
Where to watch in India
- Stream on Magellan TV
Directed by Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey
Cast
- Ed Stoppard as Alan Turing
- Henry Goodman as Franz Greenbaum
- Paul McGann as Self - Narrator
- Asa Briggs as Self - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
- Jean Valentine as Self - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
- David Leavitt as Self - Alan Turing's Biographer
- Rolf Noskwith as Self - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
- Dermot Turing as Self - Alan Turing's Nephew
- Chris Morcom as Self - Christopher Morcom's Nephew
- Ian Stewart as Self - University of Warwick
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