Summary
Famously leading a team of codebreakers, mathematician Alan Turing created a computer capable of breaking the codes devised by Germany's Enigma machine during WWII, significantly contributing to shortening the war, and saving millions of lives. Only a few years later, British authorities ignorant of his contributions convicted him for the crime of homosexuality, significantly contributing to shortening his life.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Turing, Alan,
-- 1912-1954
-- Drama.
Mathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama. Enigma cipher system -- Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Place of publication not identified] :Weinstein Company,2015 Anchor Bay Entertainment. |
| Edition | Blu-ray, widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Schwarzman, Teddy,
1979- film producer. Tyldum, Morten, film director. Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- actor. Knightley, Keira, 1985- actor. Strong, Mark, 1963- actor. Kinnear, Rory, 1978- actor. Goode, Matthew, 1978- actor. Moore, Graham, 1981- screenwriter. Weinstein Company, publisher. Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode. |
| Other Contributors |
Director, Morten Tyldum. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking. |
| Language |
English Spanish English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: feature commentary ; making of ; deleted scenes. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1, 5.1 DTS-HD MA; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Description |
1 Blu-ray videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |