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The imitation game

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In English or Spanish, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2015]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking.

Summary

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. 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. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, The Imitation Game follows a genius who, under nail-biting pressure, helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save millions of lives.

Notes

Based on the book "Alan Turing : the enigma" by Andrew Hodges.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.

Special features: Feature commentary with director Morten Tyldum and screenwriter Graham Moore ; The making of The Imitation Game ; deleted scenes.

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