Codebreaker
2011 · 62 min
Not Rated7.084%61%
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.
Directed By
Clare Beavan, Nic StaceyWritten By
Craig WarnerStudio
Story Center Films, Furnace, Channel 4 TelevisionGenre
Documentary, Drama, Biography, HistoryCast of Codebreaker
Ed StoppardAlan Turing
Henry GoodmanFranz Greenbaum
Paul McGannHimself - Narrator (voice)
Asa BriggsHimself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Jean ValentineHerself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David LeavittHimself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Rolf NoskwithHimself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Dermot TuringHimself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Christopher MorcomHimself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian StewartHimself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)
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