Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012)
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.
Directed by: Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey
Top Billed Cast: Dermot Turing, Christopher Morcom, Rolf Noskwith
Runtime: 84 minutes
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Ed Stoppard
Alan Turing
Henry Goodman
Franz Greenbaum
Paul McGann
Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Asa Briggs
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
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Jean Valentine
Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
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David Leavitt
Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
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Rolf Noskwith
Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
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Dermot Turing
Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
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Christopher Morcom
Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian Stewart
Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
