Codebreaker, a featurelength dramadocumentary about turing s life, premieres this month in the united states. The enigma of wwii codebreaker alan turing anthony mason visits with actor benedict cumberbatch to talk about his role as mathematician alan turing in the imitation game, a new film recounting. Codebreaker is being presented to audiences around the world. But which one does a better job of exploring his incredible achievement. Codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of alan turing, who set in motion the computer age, helped turn the tide of world war ii as a codebreaker, and was then sentenced to undergo. Codebreaker alan turing honored in queer pilgrimage by artist tony oconnell seven bowls of water for the saint from pilgrimage to the shrine of alan turing by tony oconnell. With ed stoppard, henry goodman, paul mcgann, asa briggs. Alan turing documentary film codebreaker britain\s. There are sub plots that all resonate and never feel forced. And guess what happened to alan turing cumberbatchs character. The story is told as a discussion between alan turing and his psychiatrist dr. Instead of receiving accolades, turing faced terrible persecution.
Nov 20, 2014 the artist made a photographic record of his recent trip to the alan turing memorial in manchester, england an act that served simultaneously as pilgrimage, performance art and political statement. Oct 22, 2012 turing is one of the 20th centurys most important people, but few people have heard his name, know his story or understand his legacy. The alan turing story britains greatest codebreaker code breaker, codebreaker. Codebreaker 2011, original uk title britains greatest codebreaker, is a tv film aired on 21 november 2011 by channel 4 about the life of alan turing.
Oct 08, 2014 alan turing, the pioneering mathematician and computer scientist who played a key role in decrypting german codes in the second world war, is to have a moment in the spotlight 60 years after he. With comments from his coworkers about his importance to the ww2 codebreaking project. With benedict cumberbatch, keira knightley, matthew goode, allen leech. Joan clarke, the only female codebreaker to work alongside alan turing and his team during ww2, is brought to prominence by keira knightley in the imitation game. During world war ii, he developed a machine that helped break the german enigma code. Thats what sparked my interest in producing a film about alan turing.
The tragic story of pioneering computer scientist alan turing makes for an interesting and enjoyable movie, but many personal and. He was already working parttime for the british governments code and cypher school before the second world war broke out. Benedict cumberbatch as world war ii codebreaker alan. During world war ii, turing led a team of codebreakers to crack secret messages sent by the german military via the enigma machine, thus shortening the war. This remains a shame on the british government and british history. Us wants to return codebreakers seized items to uk school the u. Instead he ended up being treated as a common criminal, for being homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were a crime. Alan turing set in motion the computer age and his world war ii codebreaking helped. Turing is one of the 20th centurys most important people, but few people have heard his name, know his story or understand his legacy. Jun 23, 20 alan turing was a british scientist and a pioneer in computer science. My heart just breaks when i think what the british government did to him. Alan turing, the pioneering mathematician and computer scientist who played a key role in decrypting german codes in the second world war. Nazicode breaker alan turings notebook to be auctioned. The imitation game is a 2014 american historical drama film directed by morten tyldum and written by graham moore, based on the biography alan turing.
Dec 24, 20 computer pioneer and codebreaker alan turing is given a posthumous royal pardon for his 1952 conviction for homosexuality. Alan turing, who helped crack nazi germanys secret codes band developed the turing test of artificial intelligence but later was prosecuted for homosexuality, has been chosen as the face of. Turings achievements went unrecognised during his lifetime. The alan turing story recounts this maverick british genius, who played a crucial part in the founding of three new fields of science, as well as breaking the nazis enigma code during world war ii. Alan turing is the genius british mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the german naval enigma code during world war ii, arguably saving millions of lives. Real imitation game codebreaker olive bailey describes alan. During world war ii, the english mathematical genius alan turing tries to crack. Read more information about how you can see the film. The alan turing story, britains greatest codebreaker, code breaker, clare beavan, ed.
Jul 15, 2019 alan turing, who helped crack nazi germanys secret codes band developed the turing test of artificial intelligence but later was prosecuted for homosexuality, has been chosen as the face of. Which alan turing movie really captures the father of. This will not only keep your tension level at a fever pitch but could leave you in tears to walk home with. Turings life is the subject of upcoming hollywood movie the. Alan turing set in motion the computer age and his world war ii codebreaking helped turn the. There are two movies about alan turing that you can watch right now. The enigma of wwii codebreaker alan turing anthony mason visits with actor benedict cumberbatch to talk about his role as mathematician alan turing in. In 1954, alan turing, one of the key pioneers in the history of computing, took his own life after being convicted of homosexual acts by the british government. The great american codebreaker elizebeth friedman hasnt been so. Are you upset that they dwelled on turing s life a bit too much. In 1952, the british government forced him to undergo chemical castration as punishment for his. On june 8, 1954, alan turing, a fortyoneyearold research scientist at manchester university, was found dead by his housekeeper. 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.
Turing s achievements went unrecognised during his lifetime. Feb 02, 2020 us wants to return codebreaker s seized items to uk school the u. Alan turing is a gay icon, pioneering computer scientist and wartime british codebreaker who is honored as a saint in new artwork by queer artist tony o. Dec 27, 20 he plays the role of world war ii codebreaker alan turing, who was convicted of gross indecency after engaging in homosexual relations in upcoming movie the imitation game. The life of alan turingthis first series of questions relate to the first 40 minutes of the film. Alan turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation hed done so much to save. Turing was also gay, and his shameful treatment by the british government led to a tragic conclusion. It seems a suitable disguise to write in between these notes of alan s on notation, but possibly a little sinister.
Ed stoppard, henry goodman, paul mcgann, asa briggs, jean valentine, david leavitt, rolf noskwith, dermot turing, christopher morcom, ian stewart, clare beavan, nic stacey, codebreaker. World war ii codebreaker alan turing has been pardoned by the queen over a criminal conviction for homosexual acts in the 1950s. Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst alan turing, the film portrays. Are you upset that they dwelled on turings life a bit too much. It stars benedict cumberbatch as british cryptanalyst alan turing, who decrypted german intelligence messages for the british government during the second world war.
It is the mid1930s and the storm clouds of wwii are forming in germany. Nov 10, 2014 joan clarke, the only female codebreaker to work alongside alan turing and his team during ww2, is brought to prominence by keira knightley in the imitation game. Film about ww2 codebreaker alan turing is attacked by. Cumberbatch says the films script has a beautifully complex unraveling through time. A film about homosexual wartime codebreaker and father of modern computing alan turing has been attacked by his biographer.
Movie info codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of one of the 20th centurys most important people. It may act as an apology to many of the other gay men, not as wellknown as alan turing, who were subjected to these laws. Documentary drama about british codebreaker and computer scientist alan turing. Codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of alan turing, who set in motion the computer age, helped turn the tide of world war ii. Enigma hero turing played a key role in breaking the german enigma code. Codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of one of the 20th centurys most important people. Historians credit his code breaking with helping to shorten. Alan mathison turing was born in london on june 23, 1912, the second of two sons of ethel sara stoney and julius mathison turing, who had met in. Alan turing dramadocumentary codebreaker is being presented to audiences around the world. Jun 23, 2014 codebreaker tells the remarkable and tragic story of alan turing, who set in motion the computer age, helped turn the tide of world war ii as a codebreaker, and was then sentenced to undergo. Code breaker alan turing was a puzzle himself cumberbatch stars in the imitation game, as the british mathematician who helped break german codes.
Patrick sammon on codebreaker, his film about alan turing. Windy city times news archive patrick sammon on codebreaker, his film about alan turing the awardwinning docudrama codebreaker will have its first officially sponsored private screening in. Each therapy session in this drama documentary is based on real events. James turing, a greatnephew of the codebreaker, said cumberbatch. The bank of england made the announcement monday that turing. Jun 23, 20 a film about homosexual wartime codebreaker and father of modern computing alan turing has been attacked by his biographer.
Theres plenty of oscar buzz surrounding the imitation game, a film about wwii code breakers including alan turing. Codebreaker alan turing takes centre stage in new film the. Inside the opera about alan turing, codebreaker and lgbt hero hero if the movie the imitation game desexualized codebreaking hero alan turing. Born in london in 1912, he studied at both cambridge and princeton universities. Alan turing was a british mathematician and early computer scientist who had a fundamental role in the advancement of computer science. Joan clarke, woman who cracked enigma cyphers with alan turing. How alan turing cracked the enigma code imperial war museums. The imitation game tackles culture and genius of the man who cracked enigma. Codebreaker britain\s greatest codebreaker alan turing. He plays the role of world war ii codebreaker alan turing, who was convicted of gross indecency after engaging in homosexual relations in upcoming movie the imitation game.
Benedict cumberbatch as world war ii codebreaker alan turing. The highs and lows of alan turings life, tracking his. Apr 11, 2017 inside the opera about alan turing, codebreaker and lgbt hero hero if the movie the imitation game desexualized codebreaking hero alan turing, the life and deaths of alan turing seeks to make. Us wants to return codebreakers seized items to uk school. More than three million people on six continents have seen the film on television, dvd, at film festivals, in movie theaters, at university screenings, and at other. After serving as a codebreaker during world war ii, turing designed the automatic computing engine and helped to develop the manchester computers. The tragic story of pioneering computer scientist alan turing makes for an interesting and. Codebreaker elizebeth friedman smashed nazi spy rings. Nov 21, 2011 the highs and lows of alan turing s life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. Alan turing, a mathematician and code breaker who deciphered german world war ii messages, will appear on britains new 50 pound note. The highs and lows of alan turings life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst alan turing, the film portrays the nailbiting race against time by turing and his brilliant team of codebreakers at britains topsecret government code and cypher school at bletchley park, during the darkest days of world war ii. It seems a suitable disguise to write in between these notes of alans on notation, but possibly a little sinister.
More than three million people on six continents have seen the film on television,dvd, at film festivals, in movie theaters, at university screenings, and at other special screening events. Alan turing, codebreaker and mathematician, to be face of. Jun 05, 2019 alan mathison turing was born in london on june 23, 1912, the second of two sons of ethel sara stoney and julius mathison turing, who had met in imperial india, where his father was a senior. Turing s life is the subject of upcoming hollywood movie the. Alan turing, the pioneering mathematician and computer scientist who played a key role in decrypting german codes in the second world war, is to have a moment in the spotlight 60 years after he.
More than three million people on six continents have seen the film on television, dvd, at film festivals, in movie theaters, at university screenings, and at other special screening events. These questions are in chronological order and relate to the film codebreaker. Historians credit his code breaking with helping to shorten the war by two years and saving millions of lives. The imitation game is assertive and makes a serious claim as one of the best spy thrillers ever made. The enigma of wwii codebreaker alan turing cbs news. Dec 05, 2016 well done movie about the codebreaker. Jul 15, 2019 alan turing, a mathematician and code breaker who deciphered german world war ii messages, will appear on britains new 50 pound note. The title of the film quotes the name of the game alan turing proposed for. The film switches between the drive of the team of code breakers to solve the enigma code, young alan turing and the events after the war that destroyed his life. Alan turing almost single handedly cracked the impossible german enigma machine and changed the. In the last 18 months of his short life, turing visited a psychiatrist, dr. Codebreaker, a featurelength dramadocumentary about turings life, premieres this month in the united states.
Before getting into bed the night before, he had taken a few. Inside the opera about alan turing, codebreaker and lgbt hero. Rent codebreaker 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Turing had been a war hero, cracking german codes during world war two, and was poised to become a. This biopic follows the life of alan turing, the pioneering computer scientist who saved countless lives in world war ii as a codebreaker. British codebreaker alan turing had a movie, the imitation game, made out of his lifeand benedict cumberbatch to play him. Sep 21, 2019 alan turing was a british mathematician and early computer scientist who had a fundamental role in the advancement of computer science. Oct 07, 2017 british codebreaker alan turing had a movie, the imitation game, made out of his lifeand benedict cumberbatch to play him. Turings life story is also told in the new movie the imitation game, which opens in the us on nov. Jan 21, 2015 nazicode breaker alan turing s notebook to be auctioned. Alan turing set in motion the computer age and his world war ii codebreaking helped turn the tide of the second world war. Codebreaker, original uk title britains greatest codebreaker, is a tv film aired on 21 november 2011 by channel 4 about the life of alan turing. Alan turing was such a fantastic genius, who deserves 100x more credit than he gets.