Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
17/10/2012
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.
Movie Information
Ed Stoppard
as Alan Turing
Henry Goodman
as Franz Greenbaum
Paul McGann
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Asa Briggs
as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine
as Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David Leavitt
as Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Rolf Noskwith
as Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Dermot Turing
as Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Christopher Morcom
as Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian Stewart
as Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
