Codebreaker: The Alan Turing Story ( Britain's Greatest Codebreaker ) ( Code breaker )

Codebreaker: The Alan Turing Story (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
Alternate Title: Code breaker
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
81 min + 53 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Clare Beavan
Nic Stacey

Written By:
Simon Berthon
Craig Warner

Actors:
Ed Stoppard ..... Alan Turing
Henry Goodman ..... Franz Greenbaum
Paul McGann ..... Himself - Narrato
Asa Briggs ..... Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine ..... Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David Leavitt ..... Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Rolf Noskwith ..... Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Dermot Turing ..... Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Christopher Morcom ..... Himself - Christopher Morcom's Neph
Ian Stewart ..... Himself - University of Warwi
Martin Davis ..... Himself - Author, 'Engines of Logic
Matt Parker ..... Himself - Queen Mary, University of Lond
Steve Wozniak ..... Himself - Co-Founder, Apple
Alma Whitten ..... Herself - Goog
Tony Sale ..... Himself - National Museum of Computing

Synopsis:

CODEBREAKER: the remarkable and tragic story of one of the 20th century's most important people; ALAN TURING. 100 years after his birth, we rediscover the man and the mystery. CODEBREAKER re-counts the story of this maverick British genius who was crucial to founding three new fields of science as well as breaking the Nazis' naval Enigma code during World War II. Historians credit his codebreaking with helping to shorten the war by two years and saving millions of lives. As the founding father of computer science and artificial intelligence, Alan Turing envisioned our digital world long before anyone else. Turing's visionary brilliance was overshadowed by his conviction for "gross indecency" with another man in 1952. He was forced to undergo so-called "organo-therapy" (chemical castration) to "change" his sexual orientation. In despair, Turing committed suicide in 1954. He was only 41 years old.

The highs and lows of Alan Turing's life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. In the last 18 months of his short life, Turing visited a psychiatrist, Dr. Franz Greenbaum, who tried to help him. Each therapy session in this drama documentary is based on real events. The conversations between Turing and Greenbaum explore the pivotal moments in his controversial life and examine the pressures that may have contributed to his early death. The film also includes the testimony of people who actually knew and remember Turing. Plus, this film features interviews with contemporary experts from the world of technology and high science including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. These contributors bring Turing's exciting impact up to the present day, explaining why, in many ways, modern technology has only just begun to explore the potential of Turing's ideas.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 14 October, 2013.

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