September 17, 1996
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Breaking the Code (1996)

Name: Breaking the Code
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1996-09-17

1h 31m

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September 17, 1996
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A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk.

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Release Date
September 17, 1996

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 31m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-05-18

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Breaking the Code is a 1996 BBC television movie directed by Herbert Wise, based on the 1986 play by Hugh Whitemore about British mathematician Alan Turing, the play thematically links Turing's cryptographic activities with his attempts to grapple with his homosexuality.