Codebreaker (2011)

Original title

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Directed by

Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey

Genre

documentary, drama, history

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Alan Turing talks with his psychiatrist about his life and work. The film covers his codebreaking efforts during World War II and the challenges he faced afterward.

informativemelancholicreflectivebiographicalhistoricalcalmthoughtfulrestrained

What happens

Codebreaker, also known as Britain's Greatest Codebreaker, is a 2011 television docudrama aired on Channel 4 about the life of Alan Turing. The film had a limited release in the U.S. beginning on 17 October 2012. The story is told as a discussion between Alan Turing and his psychiatrist Dr. Franz Greenbaum. The story is based on journals maintained by Dr. Franz Greenbaum and others who have studied the life of Alan Turing and also some of his colleagues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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