Synopsis
Drama / 7m 2f / Unit set
Derek Jacobi took London and Broadway by storm in this exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing who played a major role in winning the World War II; he broke the complex German code called Enigma enabling allied forces to foresee German maneuvers. Since his work was classified top secret for years after the war no one knew how much was owed to him when he was put on trial for breaking another code the tab
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Simon Templeman stars as brilliant mathematician Alan Turing, the man who cracked the German Enigma code and enabled the Allies to win World War II. But Turing was to find that the country he saved cared less about his genius and more about his sexual orientation. Starring Simon Templeman and W. Morgan Sheppard. Written by Hugh Whitmore.
About the Author
Hugh Whitemore began his career in British television, writing many original plays and dramatizations, twice receiving the WritersÂ’ Guild Awards. He has also written for American TV, including a four-hour film about the Alger Hiss case, Concealed Enemies, which won an Emmy Award for the best mini-series. His work has twice been named Best Single TV drama by the Broadcasting Press Guild, he has received the Scripter Prize in Hollywood, the Script Prize at the 1998 Monte Carlo Festival and a special Communications Award from the American Mathematical Society. His most recent work, The Gathering Storm won the 2002 Emmy Award for outstanding writing, two Golden Globes, the Writers Guild of America Award, Peabody Award and the 2003 Emmy Award for A House In Umbria.
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