Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code (1996)

02 Feb 1997 • Biography, Drama • 1h 15m

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.

Herbert Wise
Director
Andrew Hodges, Hugh Whitemore
Writer
Derek Jacobi, Alun Armstrong, Blake Ritson
Starring

Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 1 win & 3 nominations total
Country: United Kingdom
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7.2

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