They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality – little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing.
Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine.
They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality – little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing.
Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine.
Brilliant movie! Very clever plot. Outstanding acting by the whole cast. Definitely to be recommended.
Brilliant movie with an amazing cast!
Studio | Studio Canal |
Release date | March 2015 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 20 working days |
Movie released | 2014 |
Actors | Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Charles Dance |
Dimensions | 192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Running time | 1 hour, 54 minutes |
Region encoding | Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players. |
Languages | value |
Age restriction | 12 LP |
Categories | |
LSN | XLE-MKM-RNE-3 |