Codebreaker (2011)★ 7.0/10
- Documentary
- Drama
- Biography
Directed by: Clare Beavan, Nic Stacey
Written by: Craig Warner
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.
Cast & crew
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Ed StoppardAlan Turing
Henry GoodmanFranz Greenbaum
Paul McGannSelf - Narrator (voice)
Asa BriggsSelf - Codebreaker, Bletchley ParkJean ValentineSelf - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David LeavittSelf - Alan Turing's BiographerRolf NoskwithSelf - Codebreaker, Bletchley ParkDermot TuringSelf - Alan Turing's NephewChris MorcomSelf - Christopher Morcom's NephewIan StewartSelf - University of WarwickMartin DavisSelf - Author, 'Engines of Logic'
Matt ParkerSelf - Queen Mary, University of London