Breaking the Code

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 17, 1996

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Alun Armstrong,Julian Kerridge,Harold Pinter,Richard Johnson,William Mannering,Prunella Scales,Blake Ritson,Amanda Root,Derek Jacobi

Director

Herbert Wise

Writer

Andrew Hodges,Hugh Whitemore

Producer

Jack Emery,Andrew Rowley,John Drury,Richard Langridge,Rebecca Eaton

Cinematography

Robin Vidgeon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0115749