Breaking the Code (1996)

  • NR
  • 09/17/1996 (CA)
  • History, Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 31m

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.

Herbert Wise

Director

Hugh Whitemore

Writer

Cast

Derek Jacobi's headshot

Derek Jacobi

Alan Turing
Alun Armstrong's headshot

Alun Armstrong

Mick Ross
Blake Ritson's headshot

Blake Ritson

Christopher Morcom
Prunella Scales's headshot

Prunella Scales

Sara Turing
Harold Pinter's headshot

Harold Pinter

John Smith
Julian Kerridge's headshot

Julian Kerridge

Ron Miller
Richard Johnson's headshot

Richard Johnson

Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
Amanda Root's headshot

Amanda Root

Patricia 'Pat' Green

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