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The Imitation Game
“The true enigma was the man who cracked the code.”
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
Tuppence Middleton
Helen
Dominic Charman
Sherborne Student 1
James G. Nunn
Sherborne Student 2
Charlie Manton
Sherborne Student 3
David Charkham
Joan's Father
Synopsis
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Where to watch
Academy Awards
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