Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2012, Britain's Greatest Codebreaker is a drama, historie and dokumentarfilm film directed by Clare Beavan, running about 84 minutes. “Genius. Hero. Outcast.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Britain's Greatest Codebreaker stars Ed Stoppard as Alan Turing, Henry Goodman as Franz Greenbaum, Paul McGann as Himself - Narrator (voice) and Asa Briggs as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Britain's Greatest Codebreaker has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Magellan TV and Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Britain's Greatest Codebreaker page.

If you liked it. Fans of Britain's Greatest Codebreaker tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.