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.
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Derek JacobiAlan Turing
Alun ArmstrongMick Ross
Blake RitsonChristopher Morcom
Prunella ScalesSara Turing
Harold PinterJohn SmithJulian KerridgeRon Miller
Richard JohnsonDilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
Amanda RootPatricia 'Pat' Green
William ManneringYoung Alan TuringMovie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · Tv Movie · HistoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference328565Actor preference272917 · 52526 · 80731Country preferenceGbDecade preference1990
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What is Breaking the Code about?
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.
How long is Breaking the Code?
Breaking the Code has a runtime of 91 minutes.