1996
5.4 (15 votes)
1h 31m
Genres
History
Drama
TV Movie
Production Companies
BBC
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.
Key Crew
Director: Herbert Wise
Writer: Hugh Whitemore
Producer: Andrew Rowley, Jack Emery
Director of Photography: Robin Vidgeon
