Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
Genius. Hero. Outcast.
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.
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.
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Documentary, Biography
Actor: Ed Stoppard, Henry Goodman, Paul McGann, Asa Briggs, Jean Valentine, David Leavitt, Rolf Noskwith, Dermot Turing, Christopher Morcom, Ian Stewart
Director: Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey, Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey
Country: United Kingdom
Produced By: Story Center Films, Furnace, Channel 4 Television
Runtime: 84
Release: 2012
Rating: 6.1 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 750
Content Rating:Not Rated
Quality: DVD
Also known as: Codebreaker: The Alan Turing Story, Kodebryderen, Codebreaker, Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
Keywords:Suicide
World War Ii
Genius
Cryptographic Device
Biography
Male Homosexuality
Cryptologist
Cryptography
Computer Science
Homosexuality
Technology
Science
Persecution
Drama Documentary
Reference To Oscar Wilde
Sodomy Law
Sodomy Crime
Behavior Modification
Anti Gay
Anti Gay Bigotry
Gynecomastia
Computation
Computability
Reference To Christopher Morcom
Algorithm
Cryptoanalyst
Philosophy Of Mind
Inventor
Mind
Philosopher
United Kingdom
England
Injustice
Reference To Nazis
Reference To Adolf Hitler
Compulsory Sterilization
Tragedy
Despair
Cold War
Pattern
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