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MASTER SCORE 61.0 / 100
1996·Biography / Drama / History·1h 15m

BREAKING THE CODE

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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Herbert Wise·DirectorHugh Whitemore·WriterAndrew Hodges·BookRobin Vidgeon·Director of PhotographyPhilip Alton·Sound EditorLaurence Méry-Clark·Editor
Cast
Derek Jacobi·Alan TuringAlun Armstrong·Mick RossBlake Ritson·Christopher MorcomPrunella Scales·Sara TuringHarold Pinter·John SmithJulian Kerridge·Ron MillerRichard Johnson·Dilwyn 'Dilly' KnoxAmanda Root·Patricia 'Pat' GreenWilliam Mannering·Young Alan Turing
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Herbert Wise·Director
Writing· 2
Hugh Whitemore·WriterAndrew Hodges·Book
Camera· 1
Robin Vidgeon·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Laurence Méry-Clark·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Philip Alton·Sound EditorMaurice Hillier·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Fiona McNeill·Art DirectionFrances Tempest·Costume DesignBarbara Gosnold·Production DesignKate Benton·Makeup ArtistKate Hodgson·Makeup ArtistPam Meager·Makeup Designer
Production· 6
Andrew Rowley·ProducerJack Emery·ProducerJohn Drury·Executive ProducerRichard Langridge·Executive ProducerRebecca Eaton·Executive ProducerPippa Ailion·Casting
By the Numbers
61.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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