Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Andrew Hodges, Graham Moore
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode
Released: January 1, 2015
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 114 minutes
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Story: Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal.
Cast:
Benedict Cumberbatch Alan Turing
Keira Knightley Joan Clarke
Matthew Goode Hugh Alexander
Rory Kinnear Detective Robert Nock
Allen Leech John Cairncross
Matthew Beard Peter Hilton
Charles Dance Commander Denniston
Mark Strong Stewart Menzies
James Northcote Jack Good
Tom Goodman-Hill Sergeant Staehl
Steven Waddington Superintendent Smith
Ilan Goodman Keith Furman
Jack Tarlton Charles Richards
Alex Lawther Young Alan Turing
Jack Bannon Christopher Morcom