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Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Genius. Hero. Outcast.

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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 byClare Beavan, Nic Stacey

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
October 17, 2012
Studios
FurnaceChannel 4 TelevisionStory Center Films

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Alan Turing Film Trailer

Alan Turing Film Trailer

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ed Stoppard

Ed Stoppard

Alan Turing

Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman

Franz Greenbaum

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Asa Briggs

Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park

Jean Valentine

Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park

David Leavitt

Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer

Rolf Noskwith

Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park

Dermot Turing

Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew

Christopher Morcom

Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)

Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart

Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)

Creative team
Directed by
Clare Beavan
Nic Stacey
Written by
Craig Warner
Produced by
Jennifer Beamish
Clare Beavan

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