Breaking the code [videorecording] / a co-production by the Drama House and WGBH Boston for BBC North ; written by Hugh Whitemore ; produced by Jack Emery ; directed by Herbert Wise.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Published/​Created
[S.l.] : Video Treasures ; [Troy, MI : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment], 1997.
Description
1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

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    Subject(s)
    Related name
    Actor
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Series
    Mobil masterpiece theatre. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    The story of Alan Turing, British mathematical genius and designer of the computer that broke the German Enigma code during World War II, whose admittance to homosexuality at a time when it was illegal presented problems for him, for his family, for his colleagues, and for the State's preoccupation with national security.
    Notes
    • Based on the play of the same title by Hugh Whitemore, and on the book, Alan Turing : the enigma, by Andrew Hodges.
    • Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS television series, Mobil masterpiece theatre.
    • Not rated.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Director of photography, Robin Vidgeon ; editor, Laurence Mèry-Clark ; introduced by Russell Baker.
    System details
    VHS.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Derek Jacobi, Alun Armstrong, Richard Johnson, Harold Pinter, Amanda Root, Prunella Scales.
    Language note
    Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
    Other title(s)
    Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
    ISBN
    • 1564426629
    • 9781564426628
    • 1578076803
    • 9781578076802
    Publisher no.
    SV10123
    OCLC
    36583042
    Universal Product Code
    • 013131012330
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