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Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
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Release Date: 2012-10-17
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 year...
Top Cast
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Ed StoppardAlan Turing
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Henry GoodmanFranz Greenbaum
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Paul McGannHimself - Narrator (voice)
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Asa BriggsHimself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
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Jean ValentineHerself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
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David LeavittHimself - Alan Turing's Biographer
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Rolf NoskwithHimself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
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Dermot TuringHimself - Alan Turing's Nephew
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Christopher MorcomHimself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
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Ian StewartHimself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)