Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

5.4

1996-09-17

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.

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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.

Released

1996-09-17

Runtime

91

Director

Herbert Wise

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

History

Drama

TV Movie

Language

English

Production

BBC

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    William Mannering

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