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Britain's Greatest Codebreaker( 2012)

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Genius. Hero. Outcast.

Overview

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.

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      Ed Stoppard

      Alan Turing

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      Henry Goodman

      Franz Greenbaum

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      Paul McGann

      Himself - Narrator (voice)

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      Asa Briggs

      Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park

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      Jean Valentine

      Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park

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      David Leavitt

      Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer

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      Rolf Noskwith

      Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park

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      Dermot Turing

      Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew

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      Christopher Morcom

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

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      Ian Stewart

      Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)

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    English

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    Keywords

    • suicide
    • world war ii
    • genius
    • cryptographic device
    • biography
    • male homosexuality
    • cryptologist
    • cryptography
    • computer science