Breaking the Code (1996)

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A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk.

Cast & Crew

Director
Herbert Wise
  • Profile picture of Derek Jacobi
    Alan Turing Derek Jacobi
  • Profile picture of Alun Armstrong
    Mick Ross Alun Armstrong
  • Profile picture of Blake Ritson
    Christopher Morcom Blake Ritson
  • Profile picture of Prunella Scales
    Sara Turing Prunella Scales
  • Profile picture of Harold Pinter
    John Smith Harold Pinter
  • Profile picture of Richard Johnson
    Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox Richard Johnson
  • Profile picture of Amanda Root
    Patricia 'Pat' Green Amanda Root
  • Profile picture of William Mannering
    Young Alan Turing William Mannering

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