Canada / Sep 17, 1996
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Amanda Root | Patricia 'Pat' Green |
| William Mannering | Young Alan Turing |
Genres
HistoryDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Breaking the Code |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 17 settembre 1996 |
| Executive producer | Rebecca Eaton, John Drury, Richard Langridge |
| Production | Jack Emery, Andrew Rowley |
| Writer | Hugh Whitemore, Andrew Hodges |
| Casting | Pippa Ailion |
| Editing | Laurence Méry-Clark |
| Cinematography | Robin Vidgeon |
| Assistant directors | Herbert Wise |
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| Camera operators | Robin Vidgeon |
| Additional photography | Robin Vidgeon |
| Production design | Barbara Gosnold, Fiona McNeill |
| Art direction | Fiona McNeill, Barbara Gosnold |
| Set decoration | Barbara Gosnold, Fiona McNeill |
| Music | Philip Alton, Maurice Hillier |
| Sound | Philip Alton, Maurice Hillier |
| Costume design | Frances Tempest, Kate Benton, Kate Hodgson, Pam Meager |
| Makeup | Kate Benton, Kate Hodgson, Pam Meager, Frances Tempest |
| Hairstyling | Frances Tempest, Kate Benton, Kate Hodgson, Pam Meager |
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